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Arts Sep 30, 2016

From Battlefield to Theater - Part 2

(.. continued) Battle-field has not only inspired dance, but also music and literature in India. The gamakas (embellishments in music), rhythmic patterns, the n...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Sep 23, 2016

From Battlefield to Theater

For the primitive man, who led his life like an animal, hunting was the primary means of livelihood. The current article examines the process by which a rustic...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Sep 16, 2016

The Prerequisites for Rasabhinaya

Of late in classical dance performances, the proportion of nrutta, which lacks creative interpretation and expression, is on the rise. At the same time, rasabhi...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Jun 27, 2016

The Story of the Origin of Natyashastra - 1

The Nāṭyaśāstra is the world's oldest treatise on performing arts. It is more than 2,500 years old. This encyclopedic work on art by Bharata muni is divide...

Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Jun 19, 2016

Echoes from the Music Room

The rigorous training that a Carnatic musician undergoes for several years teaches him/her lessons that are worth applying to other areas as well. An outsider m...

Hari Ravikumar