In Bharat Muni’s Natya Shastra – which is one of the oldest treatises on Indian Performance Arts - no such mention is there about such division. However, since time immemorial there have been two prominent forms of dance and music – classic and folk. While classical music and dance got centred and developed around temples, … Continue reading Music, Dance, and Spirituality
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The Stuti Genre of Sanskrit Literature
Stuti is a musical composition in praise of a particular form of the divine. Sometime it includes the prayer element, sometimes not. The nearest word for it is hymn. Of course for the compositions of the post vedic periods, the word hymn is rarely is used since hymn has an ancient connotation to it being … Continue reading The Stuti Genre of Sanskrit Literature
Can Indian Classical Music Kill Corona Virus?
Myth: Playing of Indian Classic music kills Corona virus in the surroundings. Truth : Forget about killing, there is no evidence to suggest that Indian classical music has remotely disturbed the cellular composition of the virus. A time may come when WHO delivers the above message to our cell phones. I would agree with it, … Continue reading Can Indian Classical Music Kill Corona Virus?
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