Nav Ras / The Nine Melows or Moods INTRODUCTION NatyaShastra and the Bhava-Rasa Theory of Bharata Muni emphasizes that the success of a performance is measured by whether or not the audience has a specific experience called RASA. Rasa is the internal enjoyment which is relished by the audience which are nine in number. HISTORY OF NATYASHASTRA The Natyaśāstra, is the oldest surviving Indian compendium on the knowledge of performing arts. It primarily deals with theatre, dance & musical performance. The text, which now contains 6000 slokas, is believed to have been written during the period between 200 BCE and 200 CE by Sage Bharata. The NatyaShastra itself is based upon the much older Gandharva Veda (appendix to Sama Veda) which contained 36000slokas. However, its most complete exposition in drama, songs and other performance arts is found in the works of the Kashmiri Shaivite philosopher Abhinavagupta (c. 1000 CE). OVERVIEW OF
SWASTIK symbol was found in Indus Valley. It seems later it was adopted world over. The symbol of the true Swastika goes back over 11,000 years and is believed to have originated in the Harappan period and the culture of the Indus Valley Civilization. “We have found the most mature and geometrically ordered Swastika in the pre-Harappan times in the form of seals. We have also been able to trace the mention of the Swastika in the Vedas around the same time. These are scintillating findings that will help us announce that the Indian civilization is far more ancient than what is written in accepted history books, mostly by Europeans,” said Joy Sen, a faculty member at IIT-Kgp faculty and lead project. Indus Seal Subjects Spirituality Bhagvad Gita Bhagwad Puran Buddhism Krishna Guru First & Earliest Influence of Culture Knowledge History Past Glories Unique India Chanakya Video
Ancient Indian hair-styles as seen through sculptures & archaeology are presented here. Ancient Indian Hair-Styles Bhu Varaha Swami Temple, Chidambaram, tamil Nadu. Initially build by Medival Cholas An Unknown Sculpture. A 12th Century Sculpture, MP. Bodhi Tree : Depicting different hair-do. Yakshi under a flowering Asoka Tree. Shunga Period, 2nd-1st Century BC. From Mohenjodaro. Indus Valley Civilization. A 12th Century Sculpture. Ajanta Fresco Showing Hair-do & Jewelry. Yakshi Statue in the Bihar Museum. Dancing Girl Mohinjodaro A Gandhar Sculpture. A Kushan Sculpture. Barhut Stupa - Maurya Period 3rd BCE Bharhut Sunga Period Sculpture Showing 'An Individual'. ___ XXX ___ For More: Ancient-Indian-Life-Style. Subjects Spirituality Bhagvad Gita Bhagwad Puran Buddhism Krishna Guru First & Earliest Influence of Culture Knowledge History Past Glories Unique India Chanakya Video
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