Description

An early name seen as belonging to Kashmir is Bharata Muni of the Natyashastra. The
indirect reasons for this identification are that the rasa idea of the Natyashastra was
discussed by many scholars in Kashmir. Another reason is that the Natyashastra has a
total of 36 chapters and it is suggested that this number may have been deliberately
chosen to conform to the theory of 36 tattvas which is a part of the later Shaivite system
of Kashmir. Many descriptions in this book seem especially true for Kashmir. The bhana,