The Need of a Shaastric Framework for Indian Dance

Arts Nov 22, 2016

The Need of a Shaastric Framework for Indian Dance - 1

The word ‘Shaastra’ means ‘to rule’ or ‘to govern’ and is derived from the root ‘शासु-अनुशिष्टौ’. ‘To govern’ means to protect like a king, and to keep everythi...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Nov 25, 2016

The Need of a Shaastric Framework for Indian Dance – 2

Change is of two kinds – external and internal. Only when there is a harmonious balance between external and internal changes, activities associated with it can...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Nov 29, 2016

The Need of a Shaastric Framework for Indian Dance – 3

Shaastra is inevitable for the learning of any art form. However, it is also true that it is almost impossible to ‘teach’ an art. Any learning that can develop...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Dec 02, 2016

The Need of a Shaastric Framework for Indian Dance – 4

We shall have a look at Indian dance from the perspective of shaastra and heritage (sampradaaya). Indian dance, just like other art forms and knowledge systems...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Dec 06, 2016

The Need of a Shaastric Framework for Indian Dance – 5

We had an overview of Bharata Muni’s Naatyashaastra in the previous article. We picked only one shloka from the 6000 that Bharata has written and analyzed its m...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj