Pictorial & Descriptive Glossary of Bharatas Natyasastra (A Student’s Companion)

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About the Book

As the very title of this book suggests this is an exhautive glossary of all the Technical Terms found in the 36 Chapters of The Natyasastra of Sage Bharata. The following are the salient features of this unique research work.

The book is divided into three major parts:

i) An Introduction to the Origin of Natyasastra, Its commentaries, Later works influenced by Natyasastra and available Natyasastra texts in print

ii) Chapter wise glossary of all technical terms arranged in alphabetical order with necessary description supporting the meaning of each of the terms

iii) Chapter wise flow charts, tree charts and matrices of all terms systematically classified under different heads

Another important feature of this book is that necessary photo-illustrations for 108 Karanas and other Hasta – abhinaya aspects which are efficiently and effectively demonstrated by the author by herself.

All the description is given in English Language. Necessary derivative explanations were presented in Sanskrit.

This text will surely be useful for all the students of classical dance forms of India. Even researchers can use this book as a reference source.

About the Author

Mrs. N.A. Laxmi. The Director of Bharata Kala Kendra, Chennai, is a well-accomplished exponent in Bharatanatyam and Kucipudi schools of Indian Art of Classical Dance. Initiated to Dance at the very tender age of three, gradually in an ascending line she could maintain a good and impressive record of stages of lasting success in her field. She obtained the Diploma in Bharatanatyam from The Department of Education, Andhra pradesh. She received, Master of Performing Arts (MPA), A Masters Degree from The University of Hyderabad in 1994. She has received Senior Research Fellowship for two years from The Ministry of Culture. Government of India for two years for her outstanding research on Bharatas Natyasastra.

As a Dancer, as a singer, as a choreographer and as a music composer her three and half decades experience eamed her a great fame and name in the field of Indian Dance. Sabarimoksam, Naukacaritam, Annayya Gancina Krsnudu, Sajiva Silpam and Visala Bharati are some of the Master Pieces of Dance Choreographed by her.

To her credit she has attended the most prestigious dance festivals of our country and abroad such as XI World Festival of Youth and Students (Cuba 1978) Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Andhra University 1978, Festival of Performing Arts and Literature (Jabalpur), Konark festivals at Konark and Bubhaneswar in 1990 and so on.

She is the recipient of many awards such as Nrtyabhusana of Utkal Yuva Samskritk Sangh of Cuttak (Orissa), Jagadguru Seva Birud from Kanchi Kamaoti Peetham in Chennai, Master of Achievement Award (Glod Medal) from Tamilaga Munnetra Paadaigal cultural Association, Chennai, Udyoga Ratan Gold Award 2006 by the Economic and Human Resource Development Association. New Delhi etc.,

Apart from all these Mrs. Laxmi is a B High light music vocal artist in All India Radio and Television. Her constant pursuits in the field of Dance as a researcher are ever progressive on manifold subjects which received a lot of appreciation from scholarly circles being much useful to the student generations.

Foreword

Natya Sastra of the Celebrated Sage Bharata occupies a unique place among the world-class treatises in the field of Theatre of Arts. Particularly in the History of Ancient Indian Sanskrit Literature it is equivocally proclaimed as the pioneering, prolific and