tZi`mh\bpsS B´{]Imc߃ :

tZiobm[p\nIXbpw `cX\mSyØns‚ cwKPohnXhpw

tZiobX, ]uckvXyhmZw, B[p\nIX F∂nhbpsS ]ckv]chn\nabßfneqsS

\nehn¬h∂ hyhlmcafiew `cX\mSyØns‚ B[p\nIoIcWØnepw, ¢m nIvhXvIc
WØnepw CSs]´sXßs\ F∂mWv Cu {]_‘w N¿®sNøp∂Xv. Cu {]{Inb
C¥ybnse ¢m nIv IebpsS amXrIm]mTambn `cX\mSysØ Db¿Øns°m≠ph∂Xns‚
Ncn{Xhpw ChnsS hnebncpØs∏´n´p≠v. \mev `mKßfmbn kwhn[m\w sNbvXncn°p∂
{]_‘Øns‚ H∂mw `mKw `cX\mSyw F∂ B[p\nI \rØcq]Øns‚ Ncn{Xhpw
tZhZmknIfpambn AXn\p≈ _‘Øns‚ kµnKv[kz`mhhpw AXnse ]cnWmaß
fpamWv N¿®sNøp∂Xv. c≠mw`mKw `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{Xhn⁄m\obsØ°pdn®p≈
hniIe\amWv. tZiobm[p\nIXbpsS temIho£Whpambn HØnWßn\n¬°p∂
hn[Øn¬ `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{Xw \n¿Ωns®Sp°s∏´Xns‚ Ncn{XamWv AhnsS
hniZoIcn®n´p≈Xv. aq∂pw \mepw `mK߃ `cX\mSyØns‚ B[p\nIPohnXØns‚
D∂X{]Xn\n[nIfmbn ]cnKWn°s∏Sp∂ cp‹nWntZhn Acptfi¬, _mekckzXn
F∂nhcpsS \mSy{]tbmKßsfbpw AXns\ \n¿Æbn® {]Xybimkv{Xhnh£Isfbpw
Ipdn®p≈ ]cntim[\bmWv . ]ckv ] chncp≤amb \rØ{]tbmKßfpsSbpw
]mcºcyßfpsSbpw {]Xn\n[nIfmbn {]Xy£s∏Smdp≈ Ch¿ B sshcp[yØn\IØpw
tZiobm[p\nIXbpsS hnNmcamXrI (paradigm) bv°p≈n¬ Fßs\ HØptN¿∂p
\n¬°p∂psh∂mWv Cu `mK߃ N¿®sNøp∂Xv. Npcp°Øn¬ tZiobm[p\nIXsb∂
hn]peamb hyhlmc{IatØbpw AXv P∑w \¬Inb A\p`hÿm\ßtfbpw
Ahbv ° nSbnse ]ckv ] csshcp[yßtfbpw ap≥\n¿Øn `cX\mSyØns‚
cwKPohnXsØbpw ]cnWmaßsfbpw hniZoIcn°m\mWv Cu {]_‘w {ian°p∂Xv.

kp\n¬ ]n. CfbnSw

aebmfhn`mKw
kwkvIrXk¿∆Iemime
ImeSn.

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 tZi`mh\bpsS B´{]Imc߃ :
tZiobm[p\nIXbpw `cX\mSyØns‚ cwKPohnXhpw
kp\n¬ ]n. CfbnSw
""F\n°v hnizmkap≠v. Fs∂¶nepsamcn°¬ kz—amb BImiØn¬\n∂pw tImcns®mcnbp∂
agt]mse AXni‡ambn `qan°pta¬ kwKoXw ]Xs™mgpIpw. AXn¬ F√m Xmfhpw ebhpw
D≠mbncn°pw. AXn{]K¤cmb kpµcnIfpw kpµc∑mcpamb s]¨Ip´nIfpw BWvIp´nIfpw
\o≠ImepIfn¬ \rØw sNøpw........ CuPn]v‰nse ]ncanUpItf°mƒ D∂Xamb, {Koknse
]m¿Ønt\mWn\v AXoXamb, Hcp kwkvImcØn\pw CXphsc ImWm≥ IgnbmXncp∂ AeuInIamb
kuµcyØns‚bpw i‡nbpsSbpw aq¿Øo`mhambn Rm\Xv kz]v\w ImWp∂p≠v.... Hcp IcSpt]mepw
C√msX, ]mds°´pIfp≈ ]¿∆X\ncbnse DØpwKirwKØn¬ Hcp Im¬ Ib‰nh®v, CcpssIIfpw
A‰vem‚n°nte°pw s]k^n°nte°pw \o´n∏nSn®v, kpµcamb inc v BImitØ°v Db¿Øn,
s\‰nbn¬ Xnfßp∂ \£{XIncoShpambn Atacn° \rØw sNøpw.......' AXn¬ ap≥KmanIfpsS
kz]v\hpw hoc\mbIcpsS Ne\ßfpw D≠v. \oXnbpw IcpWbpw am\yamb \njvIf¶Xbpw D≠v...
\ΩpsS Ip´nIƒ Cßs\ \rØw sNøptºmƒ P\m[n]XysØ {]Xn\n[m\w sNøp∂ kpµc∑mcpw
kpµcnIfpambn Ah¿ hfcpw. CXmWv \rØw sNøp∂ Atacn°.''
˛ CktUmd U¶≥

BapJw
Hm¿ΩIfpw {]Xo£Ifpw CSIe¿∂ Hcp Ncn{Xk‘nbnemWv `cX\mSyw ¢m n°¬ \rØØns‚ tZiobamXrIbmbn
AcßnseØnbXv. CktUmd U¶s‚ kz]\wt]mse \rØw sNøp∂ cmjv{SssNX\ysØ°pdn®p≈ kz]v\߃ A∂v
ChnsSbpap≠mbncp∂p. cmjv{SPohnXØns‚ Ccpƒ]S¿∂ h¿Øam\Øn\pta¬ Hm¿ΩIƒsIm≠pw {]Xo£Iƒ sIm≠pw
]SpØpb¿Øs∏´ H∂mbncp∂p AXv. cp‹nWntZhn Acptfiens‚ [ym\mflIXbneqsSbpw _mekckzXnbpsS DS¬thK
ßfneqsSbpw tZiobXbpsS \mSyKrlambn `cX\mSyw amdnØo¿∂p. CXn\v ]n∂mse ¢m n°¬ ]Zhn AhImis∏´ C¥y≥
\rØcq]ßfpsS1 Ncn{XØns‚bpw PohnXØns‚bpw amXrImcq]ambn AXv ]cnKWn°s∏´pXpSßn.2 ‘CtX hSnhn¬, CtXNphSn¬’
F∂v F√m \S\coXnIfpw `cX\mSyØns‚ cwKPohnXsØ ]n≥]‰n.
h¿Øam\sØ Ncn{Xam°ns°m≠mWv cp‹nWotZhnbpw _mekckzXnbpw \rØw sNbvXXv. B]Øns‚ \nanjßfn¬
a\ neqsS an∂nambp∂ Hm¿ΩIsf IsøØn∏nSn°emWv Ncn{Xw F∂ {]kvXmh\sb3 Hm¿Ωn∏n°pw hn[w tZiNcn{XØns‚
\n¿ÆmbIk‘nIfnsem∂n¬ Ah¿ `qXImesØ IsøØn∏nSn°phm\pw AXn\v cwK]mTw Nabv°phm\pw {ian®p. F√m
Hm¿ΩIfnepw {]Xo£Ifpw Ie¿∂ncn°p∂XpsIm≠v, ChcpsS \S\hpw {]Xo£IfpsS hml\ambn.4 cmjv{SNcn{XØ°pdn®p≈
A`nPmXamb alXzm`nemjßfpsS XnIhp‰ \S\]mTambncp∂p cp‹nWntZhnbpsS \rØw. AXpsIm≠pXs∂ ]nev°meØv
C¥ybpsS cmjv{S]Xn]ZØnte°v BZc]q¿∆w hcth¬°s∏Sp∂ IemImcnbmbn cp‹nWntZhn Acptfi¬ amdnØo¿∂p.5
IebptSbpw IemImcnbptSbpw kzmX{¥yt_m[Øns‚ Db¿∂ inc mbncp∂Xn\m¬ cp‹nWntZhn B £Ww kzoIcn°pI
bp≠mbn√ F∂pam{Xw (Samson 2010:213). Hcp C¥ym°mcn°v e`n°mhp∂ G‰hpw hntem`\obamb ]Zhn \n¿Ωaambn Isømgn
™tijw Ah¿ AUbmdnse Iemt£{XØns‚ {]h¿Ø\ßfnepw kmaqlnItkh\ßfnepw apgpIn. A[nIsam∂pw
AIseb√msX, Hcp FXn¿]mcºcyØns‚ [z\nIfpb¿Øn, _mekckzXn At∏mgpw \rØw XpScp∂p≠mbncp∂p.
Hc¿∞Øn¬ cp‹nWntZhnbpsSbpw _mekckzXnbpsSbpw NphSpIfn¬ \n∂v ]ndhnsbSpØXv \rØtØ°mfp]cn,
\rØØns‚ Ncn{XamWv. \rØthZnbpsS Ncn{XØn¬ X߃°pw HcnSw Is≠ØpIb√ Ah¿ sNbvXXv. \rØØn\v Hcp
Ncn{Xw Nabv°pIbmWv. ]pXnb ImeØns‚bpw ]pXnb tZiØns‚bpw alXzm`nemjßsf NphSpIfnte°pw AShpIfnte°pw
]cmh¿Ø\w sNbvXv Ah¿ tZiNcn{XØns‚ \S\amXrIIfmbn. ]et∏mgpw XΩn¬ØΩnenS™pw Nnet∏mƒ am{Xw
XΩnenWßnbpw Acßn¬ Pohn®hcmbncp∂p Ah¿. F¶nepw `qXImeØns‚ {]`mh_nµp°fm¬ `qXnaØmb `mhnsb
s\bvsXSp°p∂Xn¬ Ah¿ ]ckv]cw XpWbmbn. Aßs\ Im©o]pcw kmcnIsfbpw I¿ÆmSIkwKoXsØbpw t]mse,
Z£nW`mcXØnse Ipeo\a[yh¿§Øns‚ kmaqlym`nemjßsf ]qcn∏n°m≥t]m∂ kmwkvImcnIhn`hßfnsem∂mbn
`cX\mSyw amdnØo¿∂p. ]mcºcyØns‚ aq¿ØoIcWhpw B[p\nIXbpsS BhnjvImc{]Imchpambn Htckabw \nesIm≈m≥
Ignbp∂ Iemcq]w. (Soneji 2010:xii).
H∂v : tZhZm-kn-Ifpw kZn-cm-´hpw
]sØmºXmw\q‰m≠ns‚ Ahkm\]mZßfn¬, Xangv ]mcºcyØn¬ thtcmSn∏S¿∂ \rØmhnjvImc߃ ]cnjvIcW
{]ÿm\ßfpsS sImSp¶m‰n¬ BSnbpebpIbmbncp∂p. cmPIobt{]m’ml\ßfptSbpw {]`p{]Xm]Ønt‚bpw ]n≥_eØn¬
\q‰m≠pIƒ \ne\n∂ \rØ]mcºcyØns\Xnsc B[p\nIXbpsS ‘kZmNmc˛[m¿ΩnIi‡n’ D{Kambn t]mcmSn6. ‘t£{Xm`nkmcnI’
(‘temple prostitutes’) tZhZmknIfpsS hnemkeoebmbnam{Xw ]cnKWn°s∏´ kZncm´Øn\v Cu {]NfihmXßsf {]Xntcm[n
°m\mbn√. tZhZmkn\rØhncp≤ {]ÿm\w (anti-nautch movement) D®ÿmbnbn¬ FØnbt∏mƒ a{Zmkv Khs◊‚ v t£{Xßfnse
\rØ{]IS\Øn\v hnet°¿s∏SpØn. B´Ønt‚bpw ]m´ns‚bpw ]mcºcysØ XeapdIfneqsS ssIamdns°m≠ph∂ HcpIq´w
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a\pjy¿°v A[aXzw Iev]n®pw AhcpsS Poht\m]m[nIƒ Fs∂t∂°pambn C√mbvasNbvXpw apt∂dnb ]cnjvIcW
kwcw`߃°v \q‰m≠pIƒ ]n∂n´ Hcp \S\]mcºcysØbpw kºq¿Æambn XakvIcn°m\p≈ _eap≠mbncp∂p. [m¿ΩnIambpw
Iem]cambpw A[x]Xn®Xpw Zp¿∫ehpsa∂v sImtfmWnb¬ B[p\nIXbpsS aqeyhnNmcw ap{ZIpØnb kZncm´sØ7 C\napX¬
X߃ ]n≥Xmßns√∂v a{Zmknse A`nPmXkaqlw s]mXp{]Xn⁄ FSp°m≥ XpSßnbncp∂p. ]cnjvIcWØns‚ KXnthKw
h¿≤n®v 1927˛¬ kmaqly{]h¿ØIbpw kv{Xo]cnjvIcWhmZnbpamb tUm. apØpe£van sdÕn a{Zmkv sePnt…‰ohv Iu¨knen¬
s]¨Ip´nIsf t£{Xßfn¬ ka¿∏n°p∂Xv \ntcm[n°p∂Xn\v hyhÿsNøp∂ Hcp _n¬ AhXcn∏n®p.8 Hc¿∞Øn¬
\q‰m≠pIƒ ]n∂n´ph∂ Hcp ]mcºcyØns‚ A¥naaplq¿Øambncp∂p AXv. CXn\p ]n∂mse, 1947˛¬ a{Zmkv sePnt…‰ohv
Akwªn ]m m°nb _n¬ {]Imcw Xangv\m´nse t£{Xßfn¬ ]Xn\mdv hb v Ign™ s]¨Ip´nIƒ \rØw sNøp∂XpXs∂
\ntcm[n°s∏´p. \nbaw ewLn°p∂h¿°v Bdv amkw XShpw A™qdv cq] ]ngbpambncp∂p \nbaw hyhÿ sNbvXncp∂Xv.
\q‰m≠pIƒ ]n∂n´ Hcp \rØ]mcºcyw Aßs\ B[p\nIXbpsS cwK{]thitØmsS Ip‰IrXyßfpsS ]´nIbnte°v \oßn!9
tZhZmknIƒ F∂ hn`mKw kµnKv≤amb kmaqly]ZhnbmWv ]Xns\´pw ]sØmºXpw iXIßfn¬ ssIbmfnt∏m∂Xv.
Hcp `mKØv. A°mesØ CXc kv{Xohn`mKßfn¬\n∂v hyXykvXambn, kmaqlnIamb CSs]S¬tijn (social agency) ssIhcn®
hcmbncp∂p Ch¿. amXrKrlßfn¬ ]m¿°pIbpw D∂Xhn`mKßfnse ]pcpj∑mcpambn ssewKnI_‘ßfn¬ G¿s∏SpIbpw
sNbvX Ah¿ Hs´ms° A`ykvXhnZycpambncp∂p. Cßs\, hnemk]q¿Æhpw DØc`mcXØnse aucym\¥c `cWImesØ
KWnIIsf Hm¿Ωn∏n°p∂Xpamb D—rwJeXzw ]pe¿Øp∂hcpambncp∂p tZhZmknIƒ. X©mhq¿ sIm´mcw \¿ØIn(?)bmbncp∂
ap±p∏f\nbpsS cN\Iƒ ]pcpjtI{µnXamb lnµpkaqlØn\IØv tZhZmknIƒ ssIbmfnbncp∂ hn[zwkIamb
kmwkvImcnIÿm\Øns‚ sXfnhmbn Nq≠n°mWn°s∏´n´p≠v (Chakravorthy 1998:111). F∂m¬ adp`mKØv I¿°iamb
s]cpam‰˛kZmNmc hyhÿIƒ Cu kv{XoIƒ°pta¬ ASnt®ev]n°s∏SpIbpw sNbvXncp∂p. ]Xns\´pw ]sØmºXpw
iXIßfnse X©mhq¿ sIm´mctcJIƒ tZhZmknIƒ ]pe¿tØ≠ s]cpam‰acymZIƒ hniZambn {]Xn]mZn°p∂p. Ch
ewLn°m≥ apXncp∂h¿s°Xnsc I¿°iamb in£Iƒ \S∏nem°nbXn\pw th≠{X sXfnhpIfp≠v (Soneji 2010: XII). tZhZmkn
IfpsS hnemktemep]XzsØ°pdn®v {]Ncn°p∂ s]mXp[mcWIƒ°v hncp≤amWnXv.
tZhZmkn\rØsØs®m√nbp≈ B[p\nI kwhmZØn\v XpS°w Ipdn°p∂Xv 1875˛¬ BWv. B{‘bnse cmPZp{finbn¬
\n∂p≈ IµpIucn hotcienwKw (1878˛1919) Xs‚ sXep¶pamknIbmb hnthIh¿≤n\nbn¬ {]kn≤oIcn® teJ\amWv CXns‚
XpS°ambXv. "thiymep' F∂ io¿jIØn¬ ]pdØph∂ B teJ\Øn¬ A¥∏pc\rØhpw AXns‚ kwkvImchpw
{]_eambncp∂ cmPZp{µnsb "thiymKrl߃' Xnßn\nd™ \mSmbmWv hntcienwKw hntijn∏n®Xv. A¥∏pc\rØtØbpw
\¿ØInIsfbpw t{]m’mln∏n°p∂ ]pcpj∑msc ]cnlkn®psIm≠v "thiym{]nb' F∂ {]lk\hpw At±lw cNn®p.
sXep¶nse BZyamknIbmb hnthIh¿≤n\nbnse Cu N¿®IfmWv tZhZmko\rØhncp≤{]ÿm\Øn\v XpS°wIpdn®sX∂v
]dbmw. lnµp ]{Xm[n]¿ Bbncp∂ kp{_“Wy Aø¿ t\XrXzw \¬Inb ‘a{Zmkv lnµp tkmjy¬ dnt^mw Atkmkntbj≥’
tZhZmkn k{ºZmbØns\Xnsc a{Zmkv Kh¿Æ¿°v ka¿∏n® \nthZ\Øn\v A\pIqeamb A`n{]mbw kamlcn°m\pw
hotcienwKw ]cn{ian®ncp∂p. CXn\p ]n∂msebmWv tUm. apØpe£van sdÕnbpsS tZhZmko\rØhncp≤kacw i‡amIp∂Xv.10
t£{X \rØthZnbpsS Xntcm[m\w \rØw IpesØmgnem°nb tZhZmknIsf _m[n®Xv ]e\neIfnemWv. Hcp`mKØv
]pXnb thZnIfnte°v Ahcn¬ Nne¿ FØns∏´p; BImihmWnbpw {Kmat^m¨ sd°m¿UpIfpw Xpd∂n´ kwKoXthZnbnte°v.
adp]pdØmIs´ t£{X˛sIm´mc \rØthZnbpsS XI¿® ssewKnIsØmgnente°v Xncnbm≥ Chcn¬ hensbmcphn`mKsØ
t{]cn∏n®p.11 Ccp]Xmw \q‰m≠ns‚ Bcw`Øn¬ \¿ØInIfpw KmbnIamcpw Dƒs∏´hcpsS FÆw apºp≈ 17023˛¬ \n∂v 3527˛te°v
IpØs\ XmWt∏mƒ, ssewKnIsØmgnen¬ G¿s∏´hcpsS FÆw s]s´∂v s]cpInbXmbn kqkn Xmcphpw efnXbpw
Nq≠n°m´p∂p (Tharu & Lalitha 1998:145-46).
kZncn\pw tZhZmknk{ºZmbØn\pw FXnsc \S∂ apt∂‰ßƒ kv{XohntamN\{]ÿm\ambmWv kzbw Xncn®dn™Xpw
BZ¿imflIambn AhXcn°s∏´Xpw. kv{XobpsS amXrIm]Zhnbmbn Cu {]ÿm\߃ \n¿t±in®XmIs´, ho´Ωbmb
`mcybpsSbpw AΩbpsSbpw ÿm\ßfmWv . tZhZmknIfpsS hnhmtlXcssewKnIXbpw PmXn]ZhnbpamWv
]cnjvIcW{]ÿm\ßsf \n¿Æbn® tI{µLSI߃. Aßs\ kv{XohntamN\w F∂ Bibhpw AXn\mbp≈ BZy{iaßfpw
kvss{XWIma\Iƒ°pw kv{XoicocØn\pw taep≈ A[n\nthißfmbn amdnØocp∂, Atßb‰w sshcp[y]q¿Æamb
ÿnXnhntijamWv12, XangIØv DSseSpØXv (Hubel 2010 : 160-82).
CtX kabØpXs∂ XangIPohnXØn¬ as‰mcp {]_ekzm[o\w hf¿∂phcp∂p≠mbncp∂p. {ZmhnU{]ÿm\w.
{ZmhnU{]ÿm\w Xangv]mcºcysØ°pdn®p≈ A[n\nthimflI[mcWIsf ]p\¿hnNmcWbv°v hnt[bam°n. sImtfmWnb¬
[m¿ΩnIXbv°pw kZmNmcbp‡n°pw Iogvs∏´ \mKcnIa[yh¿§Øns‚ aqeyt_m[sØ ]e\neIfn¬ AXv Cf°n∏WnXp.
]mcºcysØ ]ngpsXdn™psIm≠√ adn®v ]e]e hnXm\ßfn¬ AXns\ ]pXp°n∏WnXpsIm≠mWv kzbw
B[p\nIoIcn°s∏tS≠Xv F∂ t_m[w {ZmhnU{]ÿm\w XangIØn\v \¬In. tZiobhmZNcn{Xw (Nationalist History)
C¥ybnseºmSpw Db¿Ønhn´ `qXm`ncXnbpsS AeIƒ A°mesØ XangIPohnXtØbpw Cf°p∂p≠mbncp∂p.
{ZmhnU{]ÿm\hpw Cu AeIfn¬ DubemSn. {]Xy£ambn bp‡n]cXbn¬ ASnbpd∏n®p\n∂t∏mgpw, XangI]mcºcyØns‚
hyXncn‡Xsb AXv ]e\neIfn¬ Hm¿Ωs∏SpØns°m≠ncp∂p. 13 Aßs\ sImtfmWnb¬ B[p\nIXbpsS
]cnjvIcWkwcw`߃°v Bcm[yambn XpScm\mImØ Hcp hyhlmcafiew ]Xnsb∏Xnsb XangIØv cq]s∏´ph∂p.
At∏mgmWv ]pXnb bpKw ]nd∂Xmbn {]Jym]n®psIm≠v cp‹nWotZhnbpw _mekckzXnbpw AcßnseØnbXv.
tZiob{]ÿm\Øns‚ hnjak‘nIfnsem∂n¬ Km‘nbpsS cwK{]thisØ°pdn®v s\lvdp Xs‚ BflIYbn¬ FgpXnbXns\
Hm¿Ωn∏n°p∂ hchmbncp∂p AXv. Ccpƒ\nd™ temItØ°v sh≈nshfn®w hogp∂Xpt]mse. ]ns∂ \ΩpsS \rØthZn°v
]gbXmbnØs∂ XpScm\mhpambncp∂n√; AXv ]gbXmbnØpS¿∂n´pan√. ]gbXn\v ]pXpPohnXw \¬IpIb√ Ah¿ sNbvXXv.
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]pXnbXnte°v ]gabpsS {]XoXnIfpw {]`mhßfpw CW°nt®¿ØpsIm≠v, Ncn{Xw Ft∏mgpw h¿Øam\Øns‚ AcßmsW∂v
Ah¿ Dd∏n°pIbmbncp∂p.14 AtXmsS `mcXob\rØthZn°v {]Xm]]q¿Æamb Hcp Ncn{Xw e`yambn. ¢m n°¬ \rØIebpsS
Xnct\m´w.
c≠v : `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{Xhn⁄m\obw
lnµpÿm\n kwKoXØns‚ Ncn{X]cnWmaßsf ap≥\n¿Øn kwKoXNcn{XImcnbmb Pm\In _mJvse ]dbp∂Xv
Ccp]Xmw\q‰m≠n\v apºv C¥ybn¬ ¢m n°¬ kwKoXw D≠mbncp∂ns√∂mWv15. ]m´ns‚ ]e hgnIfmbncp∂p A∂tØXv.
t£{XkwKoXw, sIm´mckwKoXw, kZntcm’hßfnse kwKoXw, \mtSmSn kwKoXw, Km¿lnIkwKoXw............ Cßs\ ]e
cq]ßfnembn ]S¿∂p]c∂ ]m´ns‚ temIw. AXnsem∂pam{Xambn imkv{Xobamb Hcmem]\]≤Xnbpw. ]mSm≥ am{Xa√
tIƒ°m\pw ckn°m\pw in£Ww th≠ Hcp ]m´phgn. ]e]e ]mcºcy߃°nSbn¬, Ahbnsem∂p am{Xambn, AXpw
\ne\n∂pt]m∂p. F∂m¬, ]n∂osSmcp L´Øn¬ AXmbn kwKoXØns‚ icncq]w; ‘imkv{Xob’]mTw. as‰√mw A\p_‘ßtfm
A]{`wißtfm Bbn. ‘imkv{XobamXrI’bm¬ Af°s∏tS≠ AkwkvIrXhkvXp°ƒ.
`cX\mSyØns‚ ¢m n°¬ ]Zhnsb°pdn®v BtemNn°ptºmgpw CXv {]k‡amWv. A\pjvTm\Øns‚ `mKambpw
A√msXbpw, sIm´mcØnepw Aºehf∏nepw KrlkZ pIfnepw a‰pw ]eXmbn XpS¿∂p t]m∂ \S\{Iaßfn¬ \n∂v GIcq]hpw
hyhÿm]nXhpw imkv{Xobhpamb Hcp \mSy{IaØns‚ Is≠Sp°embmWv `cX\mSyw \nehn¬ h∂Xv. sImtfmWnb≥
B[p\nIXbpw tZiobXbpw ]uckvXyhmZhpw ssItIm¿Øp\n∂ Hcp hyhlmcafiew P∑w \¬Inb \mSy{]Imcambncp∂p
AXv. B´Øns‚ _lpkzc߃°pta¬ Xebpb¿Ønb GIkzcw; GIcq]w. ]pXpXmbn Is≠Sp°s∏´ ]ga.
B[p\nIXbpambp≈ C¥y≥ apJmapJØns‚ A\¥c^eßfnsem∂v CØcØnep≈ tZiob]mcºcyßfpsS
]p\xÿm]\ambncp∂p. Z£ntW¥ysb kw_‘n®nStØmfw B[nImcnIamb tZiob]mcºcyØns‚ BIcambnØo¿∂Xv
\rØhpw kwKoXhpamWv.15 ]sØmºXmw iXIØns‚ Ahkm\ ]Xn‰m≠pIfnepw Ccp]Xmw \q‰m≠ns‚ BZy]Xn‰m≠pI
fnepambn \KctI{µnX A`nPmXkaql߃ kz¥w ]mcºcysØ°pdn®p≈ ]pXnb Nne {]Xo£IfpsS kΩ¿±w A\p`hn°m≥
XpSßnbncp∂p. A[n\nthiw, B[p\nIX, ]uckvXyhmZw F∂nhbm¬ \n¿Æbn°s∏´ Hcp hyhlmcafiew C°meØv \nehn¬
h∂p. hyXymkßsfbpw hyXncn‡XIsfbpw tX®pambv ® pIfbp∂Xpw kØmhXv I cWØn¬ A[njv T nXhpamb
kzmwioIcWX{¥w hgn GImflIamb D≈S°w Iev]n°s∏´Xpamb tZiob]mTßfmWv Cu hyhlmcØn\p≈n¬ ]mcºcyambn
Is≠Sp°s∏´Xv. CXns‚ ^eambn, \mtSmSn/¢m n°¬ (folk/classical) F∂ hn]coXZzµzw hn`mh\w sNøs∏SpIbpw AXns‚
AXn¿hcºpIƒ ]IpØphbv°s∏SpIbpw sNbvXp. tZiobamb kØmhXvIcWØn\v hgßmØhsb√mw \mtSmSn°eIfmbn.
GIapJhpw tZiobhpamb ssieohXvIcWØn\pw kw{KlWØn\pw hgßp∂h ¢m n°¬]mcºcyØns‚ ]mTcq]ßfpambn.
imkv{Xobambn Nn´s∏SpØs∏´Xpw, apJy[mcmtZiobXbpsS kwkvIrX (kh¿Æ) kzcq]tØmSv hn\nabw km[yambXpamb
Hcp ¢m n°¬ ]mcºcyw Cßs\ ]WnsXSp°s∏´p.17 IeIsf ap≥\n¿Øns°m≠p≈ Cu tZiobkØm\n¿ΩmW]≤Xn,
]uckvXyhmZ]camb BibßfpsS {]`mhØm¬, B[ymflnIXbpsS Hcp B¥c[mcsb AXns‚ ImXembn ]cnKWn°pIbpw
sNbvXp.18
tZiob imkv{Xob\rØßfpsS hwimhenbpw A[ymflØns‚ B¥cafieØn¬ AXn\v Iev]n°s∏´ CShpw
IW°nseSpØm¬ kh¿Æ˛Ipeo\ a[yh¿§w Xt±iob \rØcq]ßfpsS ¢m nIvhXvIcWØns‚ \mbIXzw ssIbmfnb
sXßs\sb∂v hy‡amIpsa∂v Cµncm]ot‰gvk\pw Zthjv skmt\mPnbpw A`n{]mbs∏Sp∂p (2008:6) . ¢m nIv F∂ KWIev]\
AXns‚ A]c (other) ambn Ft∏mgpw Hcp \tSmSn (folk) ]mcºcyw Bhiys∏Sp∂p≠v. ChnsSbmIs´ Ipeo\˛a[yh¿§ tZiob
hmZnIfpsS ap≥ssIbn¬ \S∂ ¢m nIvhXvIcWw \rØkwKoXsØmgnen¬ ]cºcmKXambn Dƒs∏´p\n∂ kapZmbßsfbmWv
AXns‚ A]cambn ]cnKWn®Xv. _q¿jzm tZiobXbpsS `mhpIXzw Htc kabw A`nPmXhpw kh¿Æhpw B[p\nIhpambn
\ne\nev°m≥ sIev]p≈ tZiob]mcºcysØbmWv D‰pt\m°ns°m≠ncp∂Xv. F∂m¬ Nn∂tafhpw s]cnbtafhpw19 kZncpw
a‰pambn Z£ntW¥ybn¬ \ne\n∂ncp∂ Iem]mcºcyw as‰m∂mbncp∂p. PmXn_≤hpw IpesØmgnembn ssIamdnt∏mcp∂Xpw
Aimkv{Xobhpw Ie¿∏pIfp≈Xpw {]amWclnXhpw {]mtZinIhpw B[p\ntIXchpamb H∂mbncp∂ kZncns‚ ]mcºcyw.
tZiob]mcºcyØn\mhiyamb {]mNo\XbpsS ]cnthjtam {]amW`{ZXtbm ssieo]camb GIXtbm imkv{XobXtbm Ahbv°v
AhImis∏Sm≥ Ignbpambncp∂n√. G‰hpw anIhp‰Xmbncn°ptºmƒt]mepw Ah hnizmkytbmKyambncp∂n√.
tamiambt∏mgmIs´ Ah B`mkIchpambn (Peterson 2008:7). CØcsam∂n\v ]Icw tZiobXbpsS A`nam\Icamb \o°nhbv]mbn
]cnKWn°mhp∂ Hcp \mSy]mcºcyØns‚ hos≠Sp∏mbncp∂p ¢m nIvhXvIcWØns‚ XmXv]cytI{µw. `cX\mSyambn
AhXcn®Xv Cßs\ Is≠Sp°s∏´ ]mcºcyamWv.
{_m“WIpSpw_ßfnse s]¨Ip´nIƒ `cX\mSyw A`ykn°m\pw {]Ncn∏n°m\pw XømdmhWsa∂v C. IrjvWø¿
1930˛IfpsS XpS°Øn¬ Bhiys∏Sp∂Xv taev ] d™ ]›mØeØnemWv . `cX\mSyØns‚ ]p\cp÷oh\Øn\v
XpS°wIpdn®hcnsemcmfmb IrjvWø¿ kzbw Hcp hnZKv[\¿ØI\pw Iemhna¿iI\pambncp∂p.20 ¢m n°¬ Xangv]mcºcysØ
tZiob]mcºcyhpambn CW°nt®¿°p∂ ]cnt{]£yamWv `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{Xambn At±lw AhXcn∏n®Xv .
\mSyimkv{XØn¬ ]cma¿ihnt[bamIp∂ Zm£nWmXy\mSyw21 AXn{]mNo\amsW∂pw \mSyimkv{XØns‚ Imeambt∏mtg°pw
AXv C¥ybnepS\ofw {]Nmcw t\Snbncp∂Xmbpw IrjvWø¿ A`n{]mbs∏´p. kwkvIrX]mT߃ Cu \mSy{]tbmKØn\v
imkv{Xobamb GIoIrXcq]w \evIpIbpw ]n∂mse XangIØpƒs∏sS Cu tZiob\rØ]mTw XpScpIbpamWv sNbvXXv.
]nev°meØv hntZi A{IaWw Dƒs∏sSbp≈22 \nch[n ImcWßfm¬ Cu tZiob]mTØn\v DØc`mcX PohnXØn¬
{]_ekzm[o\amIm≥ Ign™n√. F∂m¬ XangIw Cu ]mcºcy{]hmlsØ Debnse Xo t]mse AWbmsX ImØp. Aßs\
XangIØns‚ ]ucmWnIXbpw `mcXobXbpsS {]uVnbpw HØnWßnb \rØ]mTamWv Ct∏mƒ `cX\mSyambn Acßnep≈Xv
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F∂mWv IrjvWø¿ hniZoIcn®Xv (1957:11˛25).
{]mtZinIXsbbpw tZiobXsbbpw ka\zbn∏n°p∂ Cu Ncn{X]mTØn\v A\ptbmPyamb cwK]mTw Nabv°m\pw IrjvWø¿
{ian®ncp∂p. tZhZmkn \¿ØInIfn¬ \n∂v ssIh∂ {]tbmKßfpw Xangv, sXep¶v, kwkvIrX IrXnIfpw At±lw
AcßnehXcn∏n®p. CXneqsS kwkvIrX]mT߃°v {]mtZinIthcpIƒ Iev]n°pIbmWv IrjvWø¿ sNbvXsX∂v Pm\‰vjnb
A`n{]mbs∏Sp∂p (2008:174˛75). kZncns‚bpw tZhZmkn\rØØns‚bpw Xmhgn tZiobXbn¬ \n∂v thdn´X√. adn®v, Ah tZiob
\rØ]mcºcyØns‚ AÿnhmcamsW∂mbncp∂p IrjvWøcpsS \ne]mSv. Xangv˛kwkvIrX ]mT߃°v XpeyX Iev]n°pItbm
kwkvIrX]mTØn\v ta¬t°mbva Iev]n°pItbm A√ IrjvWø¿ sNbvXXv; kwkvIrX]mTØns‚bpw AXphgn tZiob
]mTØns‚bpw, {]`hambn Xangv ]mTßsf AhXcn∏n°pIbmWv. AXpsIm≠p Xs∂ \mSyimkv{XsØ, cp‹nWotZhn
Acptfiepw a‰pw I≠Xpt]mse `cX\mSyØns‚ {]P\I]mT (generative text) amb√ hnhcWmflI]mTambmWv Aø¿ ]cnKWn®Xv.
CØcØn¬ Xangv]mcºcym`nam\tØbpw kh¿Æ˛kwkvIrX tZiobXsbbpw kZncns\bpw hnf°nt®¿°p∂ Hcp Ncn{Xhpw
AXns‚ cwK]mThpw \n¿Ωn°m\mbncp∂p IrjvWøcpsS {iaw. Cu {iaw t\cnSp∂ G‰hpw henb sh√phnfnbmbn At±lw
I≠Xv kmaqlnIambpw kZmNmc]cambpw ]n≥\ncbn¬ \nev°p∂ tZhZmkn kv{XoIƒ Cu \rØ ]mcºcyØns‚ ssIhimh
Imi°mc\mbn \nesIm≈p∂Xv. D∂XIpePmXIfmb {_m“Wkv{XoIƒ `cX\mSyØns‚ ]TnXm°fpw {]NmcIcpambn
cwKØphcWsa∂ IrjvWøcpsS Blzm\hpw AXn\mbn \SØnb ]cn{iaßfpw Cu {]Xnk‘n°p≈ ]cnlmcambncp∂p.23
A`nPmXamb tZiob]mcºcyØn\v A`nPmXamb h¿Øam\PohnXw \evIm\p≈ {iaw.
[tZhZmkn kv{XoIsf Hgnhm°n A`nPmXIpSpw_ßfnse kv{XoIƒ `cX\mSyw ]cnioen°pIbpw AhXcn∏n°pIbpw
sNøWsa∂ Cu hmZw ]t£, {]apJ `cX\mSyNcn{XImc\mb hn. cmLh\v kzoImcyambncp∂n√. sImºnencp∂v \SpØ≠v
apdn°p∂Xpt]mep≈ {]hrØnbmbmWv At±lw CXns\ hntijn∏n®Xv. kh¿Ækv{XoIƒ \rØw ]Tn°pIbpw AXn¬ ssh`hw
t\mSpIbpw sNøp∂Xv \√XpXs∂sb¶nepw AXns‚ t]cn¬ \q‰m≠pIfpsS CSapdnbmØ \S\]mcºcyap≈ Hcp kapZmbsØ
\rØthZnbn¬\n∂pw ]pdØm°p∂Xv, BXy¥nIambn, B Iesb Zp¿∫es∏SpØpI am{Xta sNøq F∂t±lw Dd∏n®p ]d™p.
XßfpsS ssh`hw Ah¿ kz¥w ho´pap‰Øv ]mgm°n°fbWw F∂phcp∂Xv Bimkyamb ]cnjvIcWcoXnb√. am{Xa√,
Iebv°mbn kz¥w PohnXw Dgn™ph®h¿°v AXnep≠mIp∂ ssh`hw Km¿lnIPohnXØns‚ A\p_‘ambn Iem{]h¿Ø\w
sIm≠p\S°p∂h¿°v D≠mhpIbn√. AXpsIm≠v tZhZmknIfn¬\n∂pw `cX\mSysØ tamNn∏n°pI F∂ \hoIcWhmZnIfpsS
\ne]mSv AkzoImcyhpw IebpsS \ne\nev]ns\ kw_‘n®nStØmfw A]ISIchpamsW∂mWv hn.cmLh≥ A`n{]mbs∏Sp∂Xv.
cwKthZnbnse "\thm∞m\w' F∂ t]cn¬ `cX\mSyØn\v ]Icw SmtKm¿ cq]Iev]\ sNbvXXpt]mep≈ \rØcq]ßsf
B\bn°m\p≈ {iaßsf hn. cmLh≥ i‡ambn FXn¿Øp. kz[¿Ωw kztZin, kzcmPyw ˛ CXmWv bYm¿∞ \thm∞m\sa∂v
At±lw ]dbp∂p. A√msX SmtKmtdm a‰msc¶neptam cq]w \¬Inb IemhnjvImcßsf Ir{Xnaambn ]dn®p\Se√. tZhZmknIfpsS
\rØmhXcWw Ak`yhpw A«oehpambntØm∂p∂h¿°v ]Sn™md≥ kn\naItfmSpw AXnse \rØmhXcWßtfmSpw bmsXmcp
hntbmPn∏pan√ F∂Xv hnNn{XamWv. \thm∞m\w `cX\mSysØ \ne\n¿Øm\mhWsa∂pw at‰sX¶nepsamcp \rØcq]w ]Icw
hbv°m\mhcpsX∂pw hn. cmLh≥ ]d™p. s{]m^jWenkØns‚ A`mhw, \nehmcØI¿®, D]cnπhX, \rØhyhÿtbmSp≈
Iqdn√mbva, Xm¬°menI t\´ßfn¬ Xr]vXnbSb¬ ˛ Chsb IebpsS \thm∞m\ambn sX‰n≤cn°cpsX∂v At±lw Xm°oXv
\¬IpIbpw sNbvXp (Raghavan 2010 : 185-91).]
tZiobXbpsS amXrImNcn{Xw
tZicmjv{SØns‚bpw tZiobXbpsSbpw {]Xybimkv{Xw `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{X\n¿ΩnXnsb \n¿Æbn°p∂Xns‚
amXrIm]mTw I]nemhm’ymb\s‚ \rØNcn{XØnemWv ImWm\mhpI. 1974˛¬ C¥ymKhs◊‚ns‚ {]t£]W˛hnhc a{¥mebw
(Ministry of Information and Brodcasting) {]kn≤oIcn® `mcXØnse ¢m n°¬ \rØIeIfpsS Ncn{Xw (Indian Classical Dance) `cX\mSyw,
IYIfn, HUn n, IYIv, aWn∏pcn F∂o \rØcq]ßfpsS Ncn{Xhpw kmt¶XnIkzcq]hpw hniZam°p∂ {KŸamWv. apIfn¬
kqNn∏n®Xpt]mse, ¢m n°¬ \rØ]mcºcyØns‚ amXrImcq]ambmWv ChnsS `cX\mSyw ]cnKWn°s∏Sp∂Xv .
{]mtZinIXbpsS ASbmfßsf G‰hpa[nIw Isømgn™Xpw (cp‹nWotZhnbptSbpw ]n≥XeapdbptSbpw ]cnjvIcWßfneqsS)
\mSyimkv{Xhpambp≈ kqNI_‘w ]pe¿Øp∂Xpw24 kwkvIrX_≤amb {]tab]cnNcWØm¬ apJy[mcmtZiobXbpsS
{]Xybimkv{XafieØn¬ CSwssIbmfm≥ H´pwXs∂ {]bmkan√mØXpamb \S\]≤Xnbmbn `cX\mSyw AXn\Iw
amdn°gn™ncp∂p. Cu km≤yXIsf kw{Kln®psIm≠v `cX\mSyØn\v tZiobNcn{Xw \n¿Ωn°pIbmWv I]nehm’ymb\≥
sNøp∂Xv.
Cusbmcp \n¿ΩmW]≤XnbpsS BapJambn Ncn{XmXoXImew apX¬ Ccp]Xmw \q‰m≠v hsc XpS¿®bp≈ Hcp
\rØNcn{Xw I]nem hm’ymb≥ AhXcn∏n°p∂p≠v. hniZmwi߃°∏pdw, B[p\nI tZi˛cmjv{SØns‚ Ncn{Xhpambn
CWßn\n¬°p∂ \mSyNcn{Xw \n¿Ωns®Sp°m\p≈ AXnse {iaamWv \ΩpsS At\zjWØn¬ {]m[m\ya¿ln°p∂Xv.
CØcsamcp tcJob Ncn{X\n¿ΩnXnbpsS ASnÿmsa∂ \nebn¬ C¥y≥ \rØ˛\mSy ]mcºcyßsf \mep Ncn{XL´ßfmbn
Ah¿ hIXncn°p∂p. {]mIvNcn{XImew apX¬ _n.kn. c≠mw iXIw hscbp≈XmW BZyL´w. lc∏≥ kwkvIrXnbpsS
Ahtijn∏pIfnsem∂mb \¿ØIn (dancing girl) bpsS inev]w25 apX¬ KplmNn{Xßfnse kqN\Ifpw thZ˛D]\njZv ]cma¿ißfpw
hscbp≈hbmWv Cu Imebfhnse \mSy{]tbmKßfpsS ASbmf߃. CXn\p]n∂mse hcp∂, _n.kn. c≠mw iXIw apX¬
F.Un. ]Xns\m∂v˛]{¥≠v \q‰m≠pIƒ hsc \ofp∂, c≠mwL´sØbmWv `mcXob \rØIebpsS {]XnjvTm]\thfbmbn
I]nemhm’ymb≥ ]cnKWn°p∂Xv. aucyinev]ßfnse \rØhSnhpIƒ apX¬ X©mhqcpw NnZw_chpw Dƒs∏sSbp≈
t£{Xßfnse inev]cq]߃26 hscbp≈h Hcp `mKØpw \mSyimkv{Xw, A`n\bZ¿∏Ww, kwKoXcXv\mIcw apXemb
imkv{X{KŸßƒ adp`mKØpambn hn]peamb Hcp \mSy]mcºcyØns‚ ASbmf߃ Cu Imebfhv _m°n h®n´p≠v. CØcw
`uXnImkv]Zßsfbpw {]amW]mTßsfbpw ap≥\n¿Øn `mcXob \mSy]mcºcyØns‚ kwÿm]\thfbmbn Cu ImeL´sØ
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I]nemhm’ymb≥ hnebncpØp∂p. {InkvXph¿jw ]{¥≠v apX¬ ]Xns\´v hsc \q‰m≠pIfmWv aq∂mw L´Ønep≈Xv.
¢m n°¬\rØw {]mtZinI{]tbmK߃ hgn {]IminXamhp∂ ImeamWnXv. `cX\mSyhpw IYIfnbpw HUoknbpw aWn∏pcnbpw
IYIpw C°meØns‚ DXv]∂ßfmWv. Ahkm\L´w {_n´ojv A[n\nthiØns‚bpw tZiobamb ]p\cp÷oh\Ønt‚XpamWv27.
tImf\nhmgvN°mesØ XI¿®sb adnIS∂v B[p\nIhpw tZiobhpamb \rØcq]ßfmbn {]mtZinI ]mcºcy߃
hnIkn®ph∂Xns‚ IYbmWv Cu L´Ønt‚Xv. I]nem hm’ymb\s‚ Ncn{XmJym\Øns‚ ]cnkam]vXn aplq¿Øhpw CXpXs∂
(Vatsyayan 1992:1-8).

{]mIvNcn{XImeØn¬ \n∂v ]Sn]Snbmbn hf¿∂v tZiobcq]ßfmbn hnIkn® \rØ]mcºcyßfpsS Ncn{Xw hn`mh\w

sNøp∂Xn\nSbn¬ I]nemhm’ymb≥ {]tXyIambn Du∂¬ \¬Ip∂Xv \mSyimkv{Xw apXemcw`n°p∂ {]amW]mcºcyØns‚
(canonical tradition) hym]\ØneqsS kØm]cambn GIhpw F∂m¬ hyXykv X {]Imi\coXn Ahew_n°p∂Xpamb
{]tbmK{Ia߃ C¥ybnepS\ofw thtcmSn∏S¿∂p F∂ ImcyØn\mWv. B{‘bnse \rØcXv\mhen (Pbtk\m]Xn),
KpPdmØnse kwKotXm]\njZvkmtcm≤mc (hN\mNmcy kp[mIei), Bkmanse lkvXap‡mhen, aWn∏pcnse tKmhnµ
kwKoX eoemhnemkw, Hdo bnse A`n\bN{µnI (atlizc alm]m{X), _wKmfnse kwKoXZmtamZcw, XangIsØ
kwKoXaIcµw, BZn`mcXw, tIcfØnse _mecma`mcXw, lkv X e£WZo]nI, cmPÿm\nse \rXycXv \ tImiw
F∂nßs\bp≈ {]amW{KŸßsf \mSyimkv { X]mcºcyØns‚ {]mtZinIXeØnte°p≈ hym]\Øns‚ A\¥c
^eßfmbmWv I]nem hm’yb\≥ AhXcn∏n°p∂Xv. {InkvXph¿jw ]Xnaq∂mw iXIw apX¬°p≈ Cu hym]\amWv
¢m n°¬ \rØcq]ßfpsS (IYIfn, IYIv, `cX\mSyw, HUo n, aWn∏pcn XpSßnbh) ]ndhnbn¬ ]cyhkm\n®Xv. taev]d™
{]amW߃ Cu \rØ˛\mSymhnjvImc߃°v XmØznImSnÿm\w Na®Xmbpw hniZoIcn°s∏Sp∂p. Aßs\ C¥ybpsS
hnhn[`mKßfnse, hyXkvX kwkvIrXnIfnse, \rØ˛\mSy{]tbmKßsfbmsI {]amW˛{]tbmK Xeßfn¬ kØmhXvIcn
°pIbpw tZiobhXvIcn°pIbpw sNøp∂ H∂mbn I]nemhm’yb\s‚ Ncn{X\n¿ΩnXn amdnØocp∂p. kmcwKtZhs‚
kwKoXcXv\mIcØnse ip≤, tZiÿ k{ºZmbßsf°pdn®p≈ ]cma¿isØ ap≥\n¿Øn {]mtZinIamb \rØ˛\mSy
{]tbmK߃ tZiob]mcºcyØns‚ hIt`ZßfmsW∂v {]amW`{Zambn ]d™pd∏n°m\pw Ah¿ apXncp∂p≠v. ‘\m\mXzØnse
GIXzw’ F∂ cmjv{Sap{ZmhmIysØ \mSyNcn{XØn\p≈n¬ `{Zambn {]XnjvTn°p∂ Ncn{X\n¿ΩmW]≤Xnbmbn I]nemhm’ymb
s‚ BJym\w amdnØocp∂Xnßs\bmWv.
`cX\mSyØns‚ ]ucmWnIX X¿°a‰ hkvXpXbmsW¶nepw. ]n∂n´ c≠mbncw h¿j°mesØ `cX\mSyNcn{Xw
]p\xkrjvSn°pI hfsctbsd {]bmkIcamsW∂v I]nemhm’ymb≥ ]dbp∂p≠v (1992:21). Cu kµnKv≤X AhcpsS
]n∂oStßm´p≈ Ncn{XhymJym\ØnepS\ofw \ne\n¬°p∂pap≠v. c≠pt{kmX pIfn¬\n∂mWv `cX\mSyNcn{XcN\bv°m
hiyamb sXfnhpIƒ Ah¿ tiJcn°p∂Xv. H∂matØXv kwLwIrXnIƒ F∂v hnfn°s∏´phcp∂ {]mNo\ XangIkmlnXyamWv.
Nne∏XnImcw, aWntaJe XpSßn IrXnIfn¬ ]cma¿in°s∏Sp∂ ‘im¥n°qØv’ ¢m n°¬ \rØ]≤Xnsb kqNn∏n°p∂
XmsW∂v I]nehm’ymb≥ ]dbp∂p. ]{¥≠mw iXIØn¬ ASnbm¿°p\√m¿ Nne∏XnImcØns\gpXnb hymJym\w Cu
\rØ]cn]mSnsb°pdn®v IqSpX¬ sXfnhpIƒ \¬Ip∂Xmbpw Ah¿ hmZn°p∂p. CXn\p ]n∂mse \mSyimkv{XØnse
GIlmcyemkysØ28Ipdn®p≈ kqN\sb ]cma¿in®psIm≠v CXmWv C∂sØ `cX\mSyØns‚ D¤hÿm\w F∂v
I]nemhm’ymb\≥ A`n{]mbs∏Sp∂p. {InkvXph¿jw A©mw iXIw apX¬°p≈ \¿ØInamcptSbpw \rØmhXcWßfptSbpw
{]Xnaminev]߃ `cX\mSyØnse A¿≤afie XØzsØ \nc¥cambn ]n≥]‰p∂p≠v29. Hdo apX¬ KpPdmØvhscbpw
JPpcmtlm apX¬ Xncph\¥]pcw hscbpw CSapdnbmsX XpScp∂ Hcp {]tbmK{IaamWsX∂v I]nehm’ymb≥ ]dbp∂p
(1992:21˛24). tZiobamb Hcp \rØ]≤XnbpsS BIcambn `cX\mSysØ ÿm\s∏SpØm≥ t]m∂ sXfnhpIfmWv Ch.
Cßs\ \mSyimkv{XØn¬\n∂pw kwLkmlnXyØn¬\n∂pw Nne kqN\Iƒ Is≠SpØv Ahsb AJne`mcXobamb
Hcp \rØ]≤Xnbpambn Iq´nbnW°ns°m≠mWv I]nemhm’ymbs‚ Ncn{X\n¿ΩmWw apt∂dp∂Xv. ]ØmwiXIw apX¬°p≈
\rØinev]ßfn¬ C¥ybnepS\ofw Bh¿Øn°p∂ AwKhnXcWcoXnsbbpw CXn\v sXfnhmbn Ah¿ AhXcn∏n°p∂p. Cu
\nebn¬ Zm£nWmXyhpw HuØcmlhpamb {]amW]mTßfnte°v (cannonical texts) h¿Øam\{]tbmKßsf Iq´nhnf°ptºmgpw
Nne ASnÿm\sshcp[y߃ AhcpsS BJym\Øn¬ Ahtijn°p∂p≠v. `cX\mSyØns‚ Bk∂`qXImeØnte°v
Xncnbptºmƒ ta¬]d™ amXrIm]mTw Hs´ms° A]cym]vXambnØocp∂p. Z£ntW¥ybn¬ \ne\n∂ncp∂ `mKhXtaf\mSI
ßfnse A{][m\amb Hcn\ambncp∂p GImwK\rØw F∂hkvXpX, `cX\mSysØ ap≥\n¿Øn ]SpØpb¿Øp∂ Cu
\rØNcn{XsØ sshcp[y]q¿Æam°p∂p≠v. CXpt]mse Xs∂bmWv tZh˛cmPkvXpXnIfmbn AhXcn∏n°p∂ \rØßfpsS
Du∂enep≈ hyXymksØ°pdn®p≈ hniZoIcWhpw. sIm´mcw \¿ØInIfpsS cwK]mTw hyXykvXamb Nne kmlnXycN\Isf
B{ibn®ncn°msa¶nepw `cX\mSyØns‚ hf¿®sbtbm AXns‚ kØm]camb khntijXtbtbm CXv Aev]wt]mepw _m[n®n√
F∂ \ne]mSmWv I]nemhm’ymb≥ kzoIcn°p∂Xv.30 cp‹nWotZhn Acptfi¬ Dƒs∏sSbp≈ ]cnjvI¿Øm°fpsS
ASnÿm\{iaw Xs∂ cmPkvXpXnbpw irwKmtcm∑pJXbpw tN¿∂v "Zpjn® Ie'bm°nØo¿Ø kZncm´sØ B XmW ]Zhnbn¬
\n∂v hos≠Sp°pI F∂Xmbncp∂p F∂ hkv X pXIqSn ]cnKWn®m¬ I]nem hm’ymbs‚ \mSyNcnXw Fßs\
kh¿Æ˛apJy[mcm tZiobXbpsS `qXm`ncXnbm¬ \nb{¥n°s∏Sp∂p F∂v hy‡amIpw.
\mSyimkv{XsØ ap≥\n¿Ønbp≈ CØcw kh¿Æ˛kwkvIrX ˛ hyhlmcßfpsS A¥naaplq¿Øhpw Xo{hamXrIbpambn
]cnKWn°mhp∂ ]T\amWv tUm. ]flmkp{_“WyØns‚ \mSyimkv{Xhpw tZiob sFIyhpw (Natya Sasthra and National Unity)
F∂ IrXn. \hthZm¥ Zm¿i\nIcq]Ißfpw hyhlmcßfpw sIm≠v C¥y≥ IemhnjvIcWßsf {_m“WoIcn°p∂Xns‚
amXrIm]mTamWv Cu IrXn. sXm¬Im∏nbhpw Nne∏XnImchpw t]mep≈ {]mNo\ Xangv cN\Iƒ apX¬ Ae¶mcimkv{Xhpw
BKaßfpw Btbm[\IeIfpw ]m›mXykwKoXhpw hscbp≈ BhnjvImcßfn¬\n∂v \mSyimkv{XØns‚ sXfnhpIƒ
Is≠SpØpsIm≠v tZiobhpw km¿∆tZiobhpamb GIXbpsS {]`hambn AXns\ {]XnjvTn°m\mWv ]flmkp{_“Wyw
{ian°p∂Xv. {]mtZinI \rØmhnjvImcßfpsS ]mcºcy߃°pta¬ tZiobamb GI]mcºcysØ Dd∏ns®Sp°emWv \ΩpsS
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ASnb¥ncI¿Øhysa∂mWv Ah¿ A`n{]mbs∏Sp∂Xv (1994:201-07). {]mtZinI]mcºcyßtfmSv ]‰nt®¿∂v \n¬°m\p≈ {`m¥amb
Xmev]cyamWv ('fanatic adhesiveness to the so called regional forms') C¥y≥ \rØw t\cnSp∂ G‰hpw henb `ojWnsb∂pw tUm.
]flmkp{_“Wyw ]dbp∂p (1994 : 203).
taev]d™ \nebnep≈ tZiobhmZ]camb `cX\mSy\n¿ΩnXnbpsS Ncn{XØnse kp{][m\kµ¿`ßfnsem∂v taev]d™
XcØnep≈ AXns‚ ]mThXvIcWamWv (textualization). \mSyimkv{Xhpambpw31 AJne`mcXobamb kwkvIrX]mcºcyambpw
`cX\mSysØ IÆntN¿°m\p≈ {iaw ]cnjvIcWkwcw`Øns‚ tI{µ{]tabambncp∂p.CXphgn {]mtZinI {_m“tWXc
kapZmbßfpsS Ipe]mcºcyØn¬ \n∂pw `cX\mSysØ AS¿Ønam‰m\pw tZiobhpw kwkvIrX_≤hpamb emhWyNcn{X
Øns‚ `mKambn AXns\ ]p\x{]XnjvTn°m\pw ]cnjvI¿Øm°ƒ°v Ign™p (soneji 2010 : xxv). a[yh¿§aXmflIXbpambn
Iq´nbnW°s∏´ \nebn¬ `cX\mSysØ ]p\chXcn∏n°m\pw CXv ImcWambn. [{_m“WnIaqey߃ CSØcw IogvPmXhn`mK
߃°v {]nb¶cambn A\p`hs∏Sp∂hn[Ønep≈ G‰hpw ^e{]Zamb ]p\xkwhn[m\ambpw CXv hnhcn°s∏Sp∂p≠v (Hawley
2001:224).]

Cßs\, `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{X\n¿ΩmWw \sΩ tZiobNcn{XhmZnIfpsS (nationalist historians) Ncn{X\n¿ΩmWkwcw`ß

sf°pdn®v ]e\neIfn¬ Hm¿Ωn∏n°p∂p. kwLw IhnXIfn¬ ‘hndfnIƒ’ F∂ t]cn¬ ]cma¿in°s∏Sp∂ \¿ØInIsfbpw
Nne∏XnImcØnse am[hnsbbpw X©mhqcnse _rltZizct£{XØnse cmPcmPtNmfs‚ imk\Øn¬ ]cma¿in°s∏Sp∂
"Xfnt®cn s]ÆpI'sfbpw (Xangv ssih]mcºcyØnse t£{Xkv{XoIfmWv Ch¿) ap≥\n¿Øn t£{X\¿ØInIfpsS Ncn{XmXoX
]mcºcysØ Is≠ØpIbpw AXns\ kaImenI\rØNcn{Xhpambn hnf°nt®¿°pIbpw sNøp∂ BJym\bp‡nbmWv
`cX\mSyØns‚ apJy[mcmNcn{X\n¿ΩmWw Ct∏mgpw ]n≥XpScp∂Xv (Soneji. 2010: XIV). tZiobhpw AJfihpamb Hcp
\rØ]mcºcysØ ]WnsXSp°p∂ BJym\]≤XnbpsS ASnÿm\hpw CXpXs∂bmWv. hniZmwißfnse hyXymk߃°∏pdw,
t£{X\¿ØInIsfbpw t£{X\rØsØbpw Ncn{Xap‡hpw tIhehpambn ÿm\\n¿Æbw sNøp∂ coXn apJy[mcmNcn{XØn¬
am‰an√msX XpScp∂p F∂¿∞w.
`cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{XPohnXw
apJy[mcm Ncn{X\n¿ΩmWØns‚ CØcw AhImihmZ߃ am‰nh®v ]cntim[n®m¬, ]Xn\mdpw ]Xnt\gpw \q‰m≠pIfnse
\mbI`cWImetØmSmWv `cX\mSyØns‚ Dev ] Ønsb _‘n∏n°m\mhpIsb∂v ]TnXm°ƒ hy‡am°nbn´p≠v .
t£{X˛sIm´mcw \¿ØInIfpw \rØmhnjvImcßfpw a‰pw AXn\v apºpw \ne\n∂n´ps≠¶nepw \mbI`cWImeØmWv CØcw
khntij]ZhnIƒ HØptN¿∂v tZhZmkn F∂ ]pXnb ]Zhn DcpØncn™ph∂Xv. t£{X˛sIm´mc \rØhpw kwKoXhpw
khntijamb amXrZmbLS\bpambn CWßn\n¬°p∂ hn[Øn¬ tZhZmkn F∂ ÿm]\hpw kzXz]Zhnbpw \mbI
`cWtØmsSm∏w Db¿∂ph∂p. sIm´mcPohnXhpw cXymflIXbpw sF{µnbXbpw CSIe¿∂ ]pXnb \mSy{]tbmKhpw CXns‚
DXv]∂ambncp∂p. Cu ]pXnb kµ¿`w Xs∂bmWv t£{X⁄s‚ cXymflI[z\nIƒ Gdn\n¬°p∂ ]ZßfpsSbpw Imew.
hnPbcmLh \mbIs‚ (1634-˛73)c£mI¿XrXzw e`n® sIm´mcw Ihnbmbncp∂p t£{X⁄≥. ]sØmºXmw iXIØn¬ kZncns‚
kmlnXy`fimKmcw GdnbIqdpw t£{X⁄s‚ ]Zßfmbncp∂p. kv s s{XWIma\sbbpw sseKnIm\p`qXnbpsS
imcocnIam\ßsfbpw adbn√msX BhnjvIcn°p∂Xmbncp∂p Ah. X©mhqcnse \mbIkZ pIfn¬ A\h[n \¿ØInIƒ
{]Xy£s∏Sp∂Xv C°meØmsW∂pw tZhZmkn ]mcºcyØn‚w Ahtijn∏pIfmbn kaImenI\mSy{]tbmKØn¬ XpS¿®
Is≠Ønb LSI߃°v ˛ t£{X⁄]Z߃, \´ph≥am¿, i_vZw, h¿Æw F∂o \rØhn`mK߃ ˛ C°meØn\∏pdw ]g°w
Iev]n°m\mhns√∂pw ]TnXm°ƒ A`n{]bs∏Sp∂p≠v (Soneji 2010:XV). \mbI`cWImeØns‚ Du¿÷hpw {]tNmZ\hpamWv
sIm´mc\¿ØInIsfbpw sIm´mc\rØsØbpw X©mhqcn¬\n∂pw ]pXpt°m´bnsebpw cma\mY]pcsØbpw cmPÿm\
ßfnte°pw {]`paµncßfnte°pw FØn®sX∂pw Ah¿ Nq≠n°mWn°p∂p.
\mbIImeØn\ptijw X©mhqcn¬ {]m_eyw t\Snb admØm`cWw cmP\¿ØInIƒ°v AXphsc \¬Int∏m∂
t{]m’ml\hpw kwc£Whpw IqSpX¬ ^e{]Zambn XpScpIbp≠mbn. \rØ{]tbmKßfpsS Nn´s∏Sepw t{ImUoIcWhpw
C°meØmWv Bcw`n°p∂Xv. ]n¬°meØv tZiobhmZ]camb Ncn{X\n¿ΩmWw `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{XØnse Cu
\n¿ÆmbIZisb XakvIcn°pIbmWv sNbvXXv. Xt±iob Xangv kwkvImchpw sXep¶v kmlnXyhpw almcmjv{S hgn
ssIamdn°n´nb apKƒsIm´mc\rØ ]mcºcyhpw IqSn°e¿∂ Hcp khntijkµ¿`ambncp∂p AXv. ict`mPn almcmPmhns‚bpw
(1798˛1832) At±lØns‚ ]n≥KmanIfpsSbpw Imeambt∏mtg°pw sIm´mcw \¿ØInIƒ A\pjvTm\]chpw D]Nmc]q¿Æhpamb
thfIfn¬ \rØamSm≥ XpSßn. B[p\nIamb Adnhn\pw BhnjvImc{Ia߃°pw {]_eyap≈Xmbncp∂p ict`mPnbpsS kZ v.
sImtfmWnb¬ B[p\nIXbpsS BibtemIhpw A\p`qXnLS\bpw AhnsS ta¬ss° t\SnØpSßnbncp∂p. X©mhq¿
ktlmZc∑m¿ F∂dnbs∏´ \´ph≥am¿ ˛ Nn∂ø, s]m∂ø. hSnthep, inhm\µw -˛ ]cºcmKX\rØsØ ASnapSn DS®phm¿Øv
]pXpcq]w \¬Ip∂Xpw Aemcn∏v, PXnkzcw, i_vZw, h¿Æw, ]Zw, Xn√m\, t«mIw F∂ AhXcW{Iaw cq]s∏´Xpw
C°meØmWv.32 ]sØmºXmw \q‰m≠ns‚ c≠mw ]IpXnbmbt∏mtg°pw X©mhqcn¬\n∂pw ]pXnb A[nImctI{µamb
a{Zmknte°v Cu \rØw \oßnØpSßn. sIm´mcØn¬ ]ndhnsbSpØ ]pXnb \rØP\p pIfpw IrXnIfpsa√mw 1850˛Iƒ
apXemcw`n® tZhZmknIfpsS IpSntb‰w hgn sImtfmWnb¬ A[nImctI{µamb a{Zmknte°v FØns∏´p. Aßs\ sIm´mcw
\¿ØInIfpsS icocØnepw a\ nepw ap{ZWw sNøs∏´ \nebn¬ ]pXnb Hcp \mSy{Iahpw \S\]mcºcyhpw a{Zmkv F∂
sImtfmWnb¬ A[nImctI{µØnte°v hs∂Øn (Soneji 2010 : XVI).
`cX\mSyØns‚ ASnÿm\cq]Iev]\ s]mXpsh X©mhq¿ ktlmZc∑mcn¬ (Nn∂ø, s]m∂ø, kZminhw, hSnthep)
F∂nhcn¬ \n£n]vXamsW¶nepw, kao]Ime]T\߃ C°mcyØn¬ \nch[n t`ZKXnIfpw A\p_‘ßfpw \n¿t±in°p∂p≠v.
]Xns\´mw iXIØns‚ c≠mw]IpXnbn¬ X©mhq¿ sIm´mcØn¬ \S∂ ]cnjvIcWßfpw Nn´s∏SpØepamWv \m¬h¿
ktlmZc∑mcneqsS XpS¿∂sX∂pw AXphgn ]pXnb \mSy{]tbmKØn\v ASnØdsbmcp°nbsX∂pw ]pXnb ]T\߃ ]dbp∂p
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(Harikrishnan 2008).
kwKoXkmcmarXw, Ipamckw`h\ncp]\ F∂o kwkvIrX, admØn IrXnIsf ap≥\n¿Øn taev]d™
k©mc]YØns‚ Ncn{Xw lcnIrjvW≥ hniZambn ]cntim[n®n´p≠v. H∏wXs∂ KwssKapØv ]n≈bpsSbpw (\S¥n
hmZycRvP\w), tZhp]≈n hoccmLh aq¿ØnbpsSbpw (A`n\bkzbwt_m[n\n) cN\Isf ASnÿm\am°n `cX\mSyw F∂
B[p\nI cwKamXrIbnte°v XpS¿® Is≠Ønb kZncns‚ {]`mhßsf Is≠Sp°m\p≈ {iahpw At±lw \SØp∂p. X©mhq¿
ktlmZc∑mcpsS kzImcy]cn{iasa∂ \nebv°√, kpZo¿Lamb Hcp ]cnWma{]{InbbpsS `mKsa∂ \nebn¬ thWw
`cX\mSyØns‚ ASnÿm\LS\bpsS \n¿ΩnXnsb t\m°n°mtW≠Xv F∂mWv hmZn°s∏Sp∂Xv.
PmhfnIƒ F∂ iq\ytaJe
`cX\mSyØns‚ ]p\cp÷oh\hpw tZiobhXv°cWhpw AXns‚ Ncn{Xhn⁄m\obØnepw B¥cLS\bnepw
AhXcW{IaØnepw sNepØnb kzm[o\Øns‚ henb sXfnepIfnsem∂v PmhfnIfpsS ]Zhnbn¬ h∂ am‰amWv. Aemcn∏v,
PXnkzcw, i_v Z w, h¿Æw, ]Zw, Xn√m\ F∂nhtbmsSm∏w \nesIm≠ncp∂ PmhfnIƒ C∂v `cX\mSythZnbnse
A[xIrXcq]ßfnsem∂mbnØo¿∂n´p≠v. \ΩpsS \rØ\ncq]Icnsemcmƒ Nq≠n°m´nbn´p≈Xpt]mse `cX\mSyØns‚
A`nPmX˛Ipeo\ thZnbn¬\n∂pw ]pdØm°s∏´ PmhfnIfmWv apJy[mcm Itºmfkn\nabnse \rØmhnjvImcßfmbn
]p\cp÷oh\w t\SnbXv (Soneji 2010 a : 87-111). sF{µnbhpw hnemk]q¿Æhpw NSpehpamb PmhfnIfpsS cwKPohnXw
tZiob\rØambn ]p\¿hn`mh\w sNøs∏´ `cX\mSyØns‚ Ipeo\{]XoXnItfmSv HØpt]mIp∂Xmbncp∂n√. AXpsIm≠v
hmk\mthKßfpsS BhnjvImc{]Imcambn Zo¿LImew kZncnepw Z£ntW¥y≥ \rØØnepw CSw ]nSn® Cu C\w C∂v
Hs´ms° A\`nPmXamb C\ßfnsem∂mbn ¢m n°¬ \rØØns‚ ]cn[n°v ]pdtØ°v \o°n\n¿Øs∏´ncn°p∂p.
hoWm[\ΩmfpsS aIfpw {]apJ kwKoX⁄bpamb Sn. _rµ kamlcn® 30 sXep¶v PmhfnIƒ Dƒs∏Sp∂ Hcp {KŸØn\v
BapJsagpXptºmƒ {]apJ `cX\mSyNcn{XImc\mb hn. cmLh≥ \SØnb A`n{]mb{]IS\w Cu {]IcWØn¬ hfsctbsd
{]m[m\ya¿ln°p∂Xmbn Zthjv skmt\Pn Nq≠n°m´p∂p≠v. XmcXtay\ kao]ImeØv \nehn¬h∂XmsW¶nepw PmhfnIfpsS
D¤hNcn{Xw Hs´ms° Zpcqlambncn°p∂psh∂mWv hn. cmLh≥ A`n{]mbs∏´Xv . `cX\mSyØns‚ tZiob\rØ
]Zhnbnte°p≈ Db¿® AXn\v kpZrVhpw tcJobhpamb Ncn{Xw A\nhmcyam°nØo¿Ø kµ¿`ØnemWv PmhfnIƒ Hcp
{]iv\taJebmbn amdnØo¿∂Xv. ]Zßfn¬ \n∂pXs∂bmWv PmhfnIfpsSbpw LS\bpw BJym\{Iahpw DcpØncn™p
h∂n´p≈sX¶nepw A`nPmXamb \mSy]mcºcyØnte°v CW°nt®¿°m\mhmØ hn[Ønep≈ sF{µnbXbpw hnemktemep]
Xzhpw PmhfnIƒ ]pe¿Øp∂p≠v. `cX\mSyØn\v Ncn{Xw Na® thfbn¬ PmhfnIfptSXv Hcp iq\ytaJebmbn Hgn®p\n¿Øs∏´Xv
\njvIf¶amb√ F∂¿∞w.
aX\nct]£amb sIm´mc\rØambmWv PmhfnIƒ AhbpsS {]`hImeØv \ne\n∂Xv. sImtfmWnb¬ a{Zmknse
kh¿Æcmb ta¬Ø´pImcmbncp∂p AXns‚ kwc£I¿. IemcknIcmb DtZymKÿ¿ AXns‚ kmlnXycNbnXm°fpw
(‘PmhfnI¿Øm°ƒ’) (Soneji 2010 b:88). a[yImePohnXcoXnbpsS ]n≥hmßen\pw B[p\nIkaqlØns‚ cq]oIcWØn\pw
CSbnepap≈ Hcp A¥cmfZibnemWv PmhfnIƒ {]_eamIp∂Xv.1890˛\pw 1910˛\pw CSbv°p≈ Imebfhn¬ Z£ntW¥y≥
\rØ˛\mSI kwKoXthZnbn¬ PmhfnIfpsS hIt`Z߃ Atßb‰w P\{]nbambncp∂p. "Cssi \mSIw' F∂dnbs∏´ Xangv
P\{]nb\mSIßfnse C\ßfmbmWv Ch A∂v cwKsØØnbXv. ChbpsS kmlnXyw Ccp]Xmw\q‰m≠ns‚ BZy]Xn‰m≠pIfn¬
henbtXmXn¬ A®Sn°s∏Sp∂ C\ßfnsem∂mbncp∂p. K‘¿∆Iev]h√n (1912), irwKmcPmhfn (1924) XpSßnb kamlmc߃
C°meØv henb {]Nmcw t\Sn. F∂n´pw `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{X\n¿ΩmWkwcw`ßfn¬ ChbpsS Ncn{Xw Zpcqlhpw
kµnKv≤hpambnØo¿∂Xv Cu \rØcq]w AhXcn∏n°p∂ A\p`htemIØns‚ {]tXyIXsIm≠mhWw. ]n¬°me Ncn{X
\n¿ΩmWw hos≠Sp°m\m{Kln® t£{X\¿ØInbpsStbm t£{X\rØØns‚tbm aXmflItemIa√ PmhfnIfnep≈Xv. adn®v,
\mKcnIhpw hnemktemehpamb sIm´mc\rØØns‚ sF{µnb`wKnIfmWv. AXpsIm≠pXs∂ tZiobamb Bhiy߃°nW
ßp∂ cq]Ønte°v Ahsb ]cmh¿Ø\w sNøpI Ffp∏a√mbncp∂p. kao]`qXImeØns‚ kjvSnbmbncp∂n´pw PmhfnIfpsS
Ncn{Xw hn.cmLhs\t∏mep≈ `cX\mSy Ncn{X\n¿ΩmXm°ƒ°v ZpcqlambnØo¿∂Xpw AXpsIm≠mhWw.
PmhfnIƒ s]mXphn¬ kvss{XW Ima\IfpsS \nc¶piamb BhnjvImcamWv. AhbpsS kmlnXy]mTw \mbnIbpsS
ho£WtImWneqsS AhXcn∏n°s∏Sp∂Xpw kv{XobpsS cmKhmk\IfpsS D—rwJeamb {]Imi\hpambncp∂p. A\p`qXn]cambn
]Sn™md≥ k√m]imem\rØtØmSmWv (salon dance) Ch tN¿∂p\n¬°p∂sX∂v \ncq]I¿ A`n{]mbs∏Sp∂p≠v (soneji 2010b:97).
]Zßfnse {]tabIev]\Ifn¬ ImWp∂Xnt\°mƒ Xpd∂Xpw ZrVhpamWv PmhfnIfnse {]Xn]mZy߃. Ccp]Xmw iXIØns‚
BZyZiIØn¬ kp∫cmbUp imkv{Xn (1880˛1950) cNn® PmhfnIfnsem∂n¬ B¿ØhImeØv Xs∂ kao]n® IrjvWs\
]cnlkn°p∂ \mbnIsb Nn{XoIcn®n´p≠v. ip≤nbpw Aip≤nbpsa√mw krjvSn® ssZh߃ Xs∂ AsX√mw ewLn°m≥
]pds∏Sp∂Xns\bmWv \mbnI AhnsS ]cnlkn°p∂Xv. ‘ssZhamsW¶nepw \o ImØncn°pI Xs∂ thW’sa∂pw Ahƒ
]dbp∂p≠v. CØcØnep≈ \nc¶piamb {]Xn]mZyßfpsS BhnjvImcØn\v CWßp∂ ap{ZIfpw \¿ØInIƒ \ne\n¿
Ønt∏m∂p (cXnthgvNbpsS hnhn[coXnIsf BhnjvIcn°p∂Xn\m¬ ‘cXnap{ZIƒ’ F∂mWh Adnbs∏´Xv). AXpt]mseXs∂
\mbnIbpsS \JinJm¥h¿Æ\bpw PmhfnIfn¬ {][m\ambncp∂p. Cßs\ {]tabXeØnepw BJym\XeØnepw
`cX\mSyØnt‚bpw tZiob\rØ]mcºcyØns‚ A`nPmX]cn[nIsf D√wLn°p∂hbmbncp∂ PmhfnIƒ Ncn{Xiq\yamb Hcp
A]{`wiambn \rØNcn{XØns‚ AcnInte°v Ah HXp°n\n¿Øs∏´Xpw as‰m∂psIm≠√.33
Cßs\ a\ nem°nbm¬, IrjvWøcpsS Ncn{XIY\Øn¬ \n∂v ]flmkp{_“WyØns‚ Ncn{XmJym\Ønte°p≈
Zqcw `cX\mSyØns‚ tZiob Ncn{X\n¿ΩnXnbpsS c≠‰ßfmWv F∂v hy‡amIpw. 1930˛Ifn¬ Bcw`n® `cX\mSy ]cnjvIc
WØns‚ B[mcbp‡nIƒ Fs¥ms°bmbncp∂p F∂v Ac\q‰m≠v A∏pdhpw C∏pdhpw Ccp∂v tcJs∏SpØpI
bmbncp∂p Ah¿. CXn\nSbn¬ hn. cmLhs\bpw aIcµt_mkns\bpwt]mse thsdbpw Nne¿ Cu \mSy{]ImcØns‚
Ncn{XsagpXn. A¥nambn 1930˛Iƒ apXep≈ Ac\q‰m≠n\nSbn¬ `cX\mSyw AXns‚ kz¥w Ncn{Xw ]WnXo¿Øp F∂v ]dbmw.
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\nch[n \¿ØInIfpw Iemhna¿iIcpw ]¶ptN¿∂ H∂mbncp∂p Cu Ncn{X\n¿ΩmWw. At∏msgms°bpw Cu kwcw`ßfpsS
\Sp\mbIambn \nesIm≠Xv c≠pt]cmbncp∂p; cp‹nWotZhn Acptfiepw _mekckzXnbpw. XßfpsS DS¬thKßfm¬
Ah¿ Hcp \mSy{]ImcØns‚ Ncn{XsagpØn\v Poh≥ ]I¿∂p.
aq∂v : cp‹nWotZhn Acptfi¬ ˛ tZiobXbpsS \mSy{]Imcw
km[mcW\nebn¬ `cX\mSy\¿ØInbmIm≥ Ignbp∂ ]›mØeambncp∂n√ cp‹nWotZhnbptSXv. ]cºcmKXambn
tZhZmknIpeØn¬s∏´ kv{XoIƒ am{Xw sNbvXpt]m∂ kZncm´Øns‚ temIØnte°v BZyw IS∂psN∂ {_m“Wkv{Xo
Ahcmbncp∂p. a[pcbnse Xangv {_m“WIpSpw_ßfnsem∂n¬34, 1886˛¬, kwkvIrXhnZzm\mb \oeIWvTimkv{XnbpsSbpw
kwKoX⁄bmb tijΩmfpsSbpw aIfmbn]nd∂, B\n_k‚ns‚ Xntbmk^n°¬ skssk‰nbnse {]apJ {]h¿ØIbmbn
Øo¿∂, hniz{]kn≤ \¿ØInbmb A∂m]mhvtemhbpsSbpw35 CktUmd U¶s‚36 injybmb Fent\m¿ F¬U¿˛sSbpw
Iogn¬ \rØw ]cnioen®, Xntbmk^Ãmb tPm¿÷v knUv\n Acptfiens\ 1920˛¬ hnhmlw Ign® cp‹nWntZhn°v
t£{X\¿ØInam¿ \SØnt∏m∂ kZncm´w t]mse ‘A\`nPmXhpw Aam\y’hpamb \rØ]mcºcyØnte°v IS∂psN√pI
kzm`mhnIambncp∂n√. 1920˛hsc Ah¿ C¥y≥ \rØcq]ßfntesX¶nepsam∂v ]cnioen°pIbpw sNbvXncp∂n√. Xs‚
Bflob]mcºcyØns‚ ]n¥pS¿®mhIminbmbn cp‹nWotZhnsb ]cnKWn® B\n_k‚ v skmssk‰nbpsS B`napJyØnep≈
temI amXr{]ÿm\Øns‚ (World Mother Movement) t\XrXzØnte°v \n¿t±in®Xv Ahscbmbncp∂p.37 Cßs\ cp‹nWotZhn
BtKmf]ucXzØntebv°v DbcpIbpw temIsaºmSpw k©cn°pIbpw sNbvXpsIm≠ncn°ptºmgmWv, 1930˛Ifnse XangIw
tZiob/{ZmhnU {]ÿm\ßfpsS kΩ¿±Øm¬ kZncm´sØ°pdn®p≈ ]pXnb N¿®Iƒ°pw kwhmZ߃°pw thZnbmbXv.
kZncns‚ tZiobamb ]p\cp÷oh\Øn\pth≠n AXni‡ambn hmZn®psIm≠v a{Zmkv ayqknIv A°mZan A°meØv
cwKØph∂p. D∂X\mb kwkvIrX]finX\mb hn. cmLh≥ `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{Xw cNn°pIbpw38 kwkvIrX]mcºcyØns‚
hwimhenbn¬ AXn\v CSw \¬IpIbpw sNbvXp. CtXImeØpXs∂bmWv. C. IrjvWøsct∏msebp≈ {]mamWnIcmb \¿ØI¿
\mKcnIcmb a[yh¿§˛Ipeo\ IpSpw_ßfnse kv{XoIƒ `cX\mSyw ]Tn°m\pw {]Ncn∏n°m\pw cwKØndßWsa∂v Blzm\w
sNbvXXv. `cX\mSyhpw AXns‚ ]p\cp÷oh\hpw \rØØns‚bpw \mSyØns‚bpw am{Xw {]iv\a√mbncp∂p. Ccºp∂ ISense
XncameIfnsem∂mbncp∂p AXv. tZiobXbpsS ISencºw.
1933˛¬ a{Zmkv ayqkn°v A°mZanbn¬ h®v c≠v tZhZmkn \¿ØInam¿39 AhXcn∏n® \rØw ImWm\nSh∂XmWv
cp‹nWotZhnsb Xncn®phcmØhn[w `cX\mSyØns‚ temIØntebv°v ssI]nSn®psIm≠pt]mbXv. `cX\mSyØns‚
]p\cp÷oh\Ncn{Xw hniIe\w sNøptºmƒ Ah¥n taZpcn ]dbp∂Xpt]mse, cp‹nWotZhn \rØw ImWpI am{Xa√ sNbvXXv.
H∏w, hn. cmLhs\t∏mep≈ ]finX∑m¿ Xømdm°nb hwimhenNcn{Xw BgØn¬ ]Tn°pIbpw kmlnXy]mTsØ kq£vaambn
hniIe\w sNøpIbpw sNbvXncp∂p. Cu At\zjWßfneqsS ssIh∂ \nKa\ßsfbmWv tZiobamb cwK]mT\n¿ΩnXnbpsS
B[mcambn Ah¿ D]tbmKs∏SpØnbXpw (Meduri 2008:138).
cp‹nWotZhnbpsS hn`mh\ßfn¬ hn. cmLh≥ `cX\mSyØn\v \evInb hniZoIcWØn\v henb ]¶mWp≈Xv.
_mekckzXntbmsSm∏w tN¿∂v `cX\mSyw F∂ {KŸw cNn°pIIqSn sNbvX cmLh≥ Xangv tZhZmkn]mcºcyhpw tZiob
(`mcXob) \mSy]mcºcyhpambp≈ kwKaÿm\ambn `cX\mSysØ AhXcn∏n® Hcmfmbncp∂p. Hc¿∞Øn¬, Cµncm ]ot‰gvk¨
hniZoIcn°p∂Xpt]mse, am¿§˛tZin t`ZßfpsS \ncmkhpw Ahbv ° nSbn¬ hn`mh\w sNøs∏´ ka\zbØns‚
AhXcWhpambncp∂p hn. cmLht‚Xv (1998:41). \mSyimkv{Xhpambn _‘w Iev]n°s∏´ HcmhnjvImc]≤Xnsbbpw, Xangv
tZhZmkn ]mcºcyØn¬ thtcmSnb Hcp {]tbmKNcn{XsØbpw CW°nt®¿ØpsIm≠mWv cmLh≥ `cX\mSyØn\v Ncn{Xw
D≠m°nbXv.40 cmLhs‚ ImgvN∏mSn¬ hos≠Spt°≠Xv A\`nPmXamb kZncm´ssØb√ tZi]mcºcysØ XnStº‰n \n¬°p∂
`cX\mSysØbmWv. B hos≠Sp∏mIs´ Htc kabw tZiobhpw {]mtZinIamb alXzm`nemjßfqsS ]q¿ØoIcWhpambncp∂p.
kZncn¬ \n∂v `cX\mSyØnte°p≈ Cu ]cmh¿Ø\Øn\v {]mtbmKnIambn ]e sshjayßsfbpw A`napJoIcn°m
\p≠mbncp∂p. CktUmd U¶s\t∏msemcp \¿ØIn ¢mkn°¬ bh\Iesb Aaq¿Øambn hn`mh\w sNbvXXpt]mse,
`cX\mSysØ Aaq¿Øhpw {]IcWap‡hpambn hn`mh\w sNøm\pw hos≠Sp°m\pw Ignbpambncp∂n√. Cu ]mcºcyw
kpXmcyip{`hpw at\mlchpamb tIhek¶ev]ambn ssI∏nSnbn¬ HXpßpambncp∂n√. t£{Xhpw t£{X\¿ØInamcpambn,
\´ph\mcpw kZncpambn {]£oWhpw A\`nPmXhpamb ]mcºcyØns‚ temIw cp‹nWotZhnbpsS ap∂nep≠mbncp∂p. Cu
]mcºcytØmSv kwhZn®psImt≠ ¢mkn°¬ \rØ]mcºcyØns‚ hos≠Sp∏mbn `cX\mSysØ AhXcn∏n°m\mhpambncp
∂p≈q. cp‹nWotZhn Acptfiens‚ ap∂nep≈ sh√nhnfnbpw as‰m∂mbncp∂n√.
]mcºcyhpw B[p\nIoIcWhpw
\mSyimkv{Xw, \´ph\m¿, t£{XthZn Ch aq∂pambncp∂p cp‹nWotZhnbpsS ]cnjvIcW]≤XnbpsS B[mckma{KnIƒ
F∂v Ah¥ntaZpcn ]dbp∂p≠v . ap≥]v ]d™Xpt]mse, 1930˛Ifn¬ a{Zmkv ayqknIv A°mZan t\XrXzw \ev I nb
\hoIcWkwcw`߃ kZncm´sØ `cX\mSyambn ]p\¿hn`mh\w sNøpIbpw \´ph\msc \¿ØI¿°v apIfn¬ {]XnjvTn°pIbpw
sNbvXpsIm≠v Hcp ]pXnb ]mcºcysØ Is≠Sp°m≥ XpSßnbncp∂p. cp‹nWotZhn°mIs´ CtXmsSm∏w Xntbmk^n°¬
skmssk‰nbpsS km¿∆euInIXmZ¿i\tØbpw Dƒs°mt≈≠Xp≠mbncp∂p. km¿∆tZiobamb kuµcyaqeyßfn¬ ASnbpd®
tZiob\rØambn `cX\mSysØ ]p\cp÷ohn∏n°p∂XneqsS am{Xta cp‹nWotZhn°v Xs‚ {]Xybimkv{X{]tNmZ\ßsf
Xr]vXns∏SpØm\mhpambncp∂p≈q. AhcptSXv IqSpX¬ henb kz]v\ßfmbncp∂p.
]mcºcyhpambp≈ hn\nabØn\mbn cp‹nWotZhn ssIs°m≠Xv Acßnepw BlmcyØnepw `qXImesØ {]XoXam°p∂
coXnbmWv. `cX\mSyØns‚ tZiobNcn{Xw cNn® hn. cmLh≥ ssZhw, t£{Xw, Kpcp F∂nßs\sbmcp {XnXz]≤Xnsb kZncpambn
_‘n∏n®ncp∂p. Cu ]mcºcykqN\Isf Acßnepw BlmcyØnepw k∂nthin∏n°pIbmWv cp‹nWotZhn sNbvX BZysØ
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Imcyw. ]m›mXy \rØcq]ßfn¬ ]cnioe\w t\Sn Hcp cmPym¥c\¿ØInbpsS icoc`mj kzmbØam°nb Ah¿ Hcp `mKØv
]cºcmKX\¿ØInbpsS Ae¶mc߃ ˛ Nne¶, tIi˛I¿Æm`cW߃, hfIƒ, ]X°w, AcaWn F∂nßs\ ˛ AWnbpIbpw
Imeßfmbn \ne\n¬°p∂ Hcp \rØ]mcºcyØns‚ XpS¿®bmbn kzbw AhXcn∏n°pIbpw sNbvXp. adp`mKØv Xntbmk^n
°¬ skmssk‰nbpambn _‘ap≈ amUw Ikm≥, AeIvkv F¬tam¿, tacn F¬tam¿ F∂nhcpsS klmbtØmsS \¿ØIcpsS
hkv{XamXrI ]cnjv°cn°pIbpw sNbvXp.41 AtXmsSm∏w {_n´ojv cwKIebn¬ \n∂v ISwsIm≠ {]Imikwhn[m\hpw
cp‹nWotZhn \rØthZnbnte°v B\bn®p. CXv kZncns‚ {]mtZinI{]IcWsØbpw km¿∆tZiob \rØIebpsS
h¿Øam\sØbpw apJmapJw \n¿Øp∂ HcnSs]Sembncp∂p. {]mtZinIhpw Ncn{X_≤hpamb Hcp B´{]Imcw B[p\nIhpw
km¿∆tZiobhpamb AhXcW{IaØnte°v ]cmh¿Ø\w sNøs∏Sp∂Xns‚ BZy]Snbmbncp∂p AXv.42
kZncn¬ \n∂v `cX\mSyØnte°p≈ ]cnh¿Ø\w t]cnse am‰Øn¬Xs∂ AKm[[z\nIsf Dƒs°m≈p∂p≠v. `cX\mSyw
F∂ t]cn\v Bgtadnb Hcp am{¥nIXbp≠v. `cXs‚ \mSyimkv{XtØmSpw {]]©\¿ØI\mb \ScmPt\mSpw AXphgn
AXn`uXnIamb kuµcy ˛ A[ymflaqeyßtfmSpw hn\nab߃ ÿm]ns®Sp°p∂ t]cmWXv. Cu ]pXnb km[yXIƒ apgph≥
D]tbmKs∏SpØm\mbXmWv cp‹nWotZhnbpsS CSs]SepIsf Akm[mcWamb hn[Øn¬ hnPbIcam°nØo¿ØXv. Xs‚
BZycwKmhXcWw Xs∂ \mSyimkv{XØnse kwkvIrXt«mI߃ (AtXm A`n\bZ¿∏WØnse t«mIßtfm F∂Xv
hy‡as√∂v taZpcn) ]›mØeØn¬ apgßth, cp‹nWotZhn \ScmP\v ka¿∏n®p. ]n∂oSv cwKthZnbn¬ Xs∂
\ScmPhn{KlØn\v ÿncamb CSw \evIm\pw Ah¿ Xømdmbn. Aßs\ {]]©\SØns‚ A[ymfl˛AXn`uXnI [z\nIsf
euInI\rØambn ]cmh¿Ø\w sNøp∂ BhnjvImc{]Imcw (objectification) F∂ ]Zhnbnte°v `cX\mSyw FØns∏´p.43
Cu ]cmh¿Ø\{]{Inbbn¬ kp{][m\]¶v hln®Xv cp‹nWotZhn \SØnb \rØthZnbpsS ]cnjvIcWamWv. kZncns‚
cwKthZnbpw AhXcW{Iahpw A∏msS Ah¿ Agn®p]WnXp. \¬ØIn°v ]n∂mse \oßns°m≠ncp∂ hmZykwLsØbpw
KmbIscbpw thZnbpsS AcnIn¬ h¿Æi_famb Nn{XIw_fØn¬ CcpØn. s{]mko\nbw Xntb‰dns‚ cq]amXrI ]n≥XpScp∂
cwKthZnbpsS adp`mKØv \ScmPhn{Klw {]XnjvTn°pIbpw sNbvXp.44 AtXmsSm∏w hmZykwLØns‚ \mbI\mbn ]gb
\´ph\msc, Kpcp]Zhnbn¬ {]XnjvTn®p. CtXmsS Kpcphpw ssZhhpw \¿ØInbpsS CSØpw heØpambn CSw]nSn°p∂
t£{Xkt¶Xambn cwKthZn amdn. kwKoX⁄\pw {]Imikwhn[mbI\pamb tIm¨dmUv thƒUvdnßpw AeIvkv F¬tamdpw
cwKthZnbnte°v ]pXnb shfn®w sIm≠ph∂p. ]cºcmKX \rØthZnbnse GIapJamb shfn®Øn\p]Icw ]pXnb cwKthZnbn¬
shfn®w \mSIobhpw {]XoXn]chpambnØo¿∂p. t£{X{]XoXn Dfhm°m≥t]m∂ cwK]Shpw ]›mØekwKoXhpw Xømdm°n
Ah ÿncambn D]tbmKs∏SpØnt∏m∂Xns\°pdn®v cp‹nWotZhnbpsS tÃPv amt\Pcmbncp∂ kn.Sn. \m®b∏≥ ]dbp∂p≠v.
Cßs\ ]gb t£{X\rØw ]pXnb t£{X\rØthZbnte°v \oßpIbmbncp∂p. \ScmPhn{Klhpw sImfpØnh® hnf°pw
t£{X]›mØehpw Kpcpkm∂n[yhpw tN¿∂v kZncns\ B´Øn¬ \n∂v \mSyØnte°v ÿm\mtZiw sNbvXp. Bƒ°q´Øn\p
\Sphn¬ BSnbncp∂ \¿ØIn Db¿∂ cwKthZnbn¬ GImInbmbn \rØamSn. \rØw, \¿ØInbpw {]]©ssNX\yhpw X∂nep≈
hn\nabßfpsS hmlIambn. DS¬ hSnhpIfpsS kp`Kk©mc߃, AXoX[z\n \nd™ A¿®\Ifpw BcmbepIfpambn. irwKmcw
]qØpebp∂ ]Z߃ AeuInI[z\nbnte°v \ofp∂ Io¿Ø\ambn. `mh{][m\amb \mSyw Aaq¿Ømb ip≤\rØambn.
`cX\mSyw (Meduri 2008:133-64).
cp‹nWotZhn DZvLmS\w sNbvX, C¥y≥ ¢m n°¬ \rØØns‚ ]p\cp÷oh\Øns‚bpw \thm∞m\Øns‚bpw
tI{µØn¬ hfsc {]_eambn \nesIm≈p∂ Hcmibw ‘]cºc’sb°pdn®p≈XmWv. _lpkzchpw sshcp≤y]q¿Æhpamb
\mSy{]tbmK߃°pta¬ kwkIrX_≤hpw GImflIhpamb Hcp ]mcºcyØn\v e`n® ta¬ss°bmWv ]cºc F∂
k¶ev]\Øns‚ B[mcw. hnhn[ \rØcq]ßfpsS ]cºcmKX{]mtbm‡m°fn¬ \n∂pw C¥y≥ \Kcßfnse Ipeo\a[yh¿§w
\mSy{]tbmKm[nImcw t\SnsbSp°p∂Xv Cu kµ¿`ØnemWv. bYm¿∞ `qXImeØn¬\n∂p≈ CØcsamcp hnt—ZsØ adbv°p∂
H∂mbmWv \thm∞m\w F∂ Bibw ChnsS {]h¿Øn°p∂Xv.
A[ymflw, a[yh¿§w, tZiobX
`cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{X]cnWma߃ ]T\hnt[bam°nbh¿ ‘ambvs®Sp°¬ {]{Inb’ F∂v (process of erasure) hnhcn® Cu
{]tbmKØns‚ HcmhnjvImcamWv cp‹nWntZhn Acptfiens‚ Kpcpk¶ev]Ønep≈Xv. ]cºcmKX \¿ØInIƒ°p ]Icw
A`nPmX{_m“Wsc Kpcp]cºcbn¬ Dd∏ns®Sp°pI hgn kZncns‚ `qX—mbbn¬\n∂pw `cX\mSyw s]s´∂v hntamNnXambn.
CXn\v kam\ambn DØc`mcXØnepw ]pcpjtI{µoIrXamb \mSy]mcºcyw ]SpØpb¿Øs∏Sp∂p≠mbncp∂p, IY°ns‚
Ifcnbmb ‘`mcXobIemtI{µsØ’t∏mse. efnXambn]d™m¬ C¥y≥ ¢m n°¬ \rØØns‚ \thm∞m\Øns‚ tI{µØn¬
{]_eambn \nesIm≠Xv \¿ØInIfmbncp∂n√. adn®v, A`ykvXhnZycpw kh¿Æcpw tZiobhmZnIfpamb ]pcpj∑mcmbncp∂p.
`cX\mSy\thm∞m\Øns‚ tI{µ_nw_ßfmb C. IrjvWøscbpw hn. cmLhs\bpw t]mse. CtXmsSm∏w hn. cmLhs\bpw
B\µIpamckzmansbbpw t]mep≈h¿ `cX\mSyØns‚ ]mThXvIcWØn\pw (textulization) t\XrXzw \¬In. cp‹nWntZhnbpsS
Iemt£{Xhpw (AUbm¿), h≈tØmfns‚ Iemafiehpw (tIcfw) \n¿ΩemtPmjnbpsS lnµpÿm\n kwKoXhnZymebhpw
(Zn√n) {]ÀmZZmkns‚ \rXy`mcXnbpw (I¬°Ø) t]mep≈ ÿm]\߃ taev]d™ hyhlmcafie߃°p≈n¬ ˛ kh¿ÆX,
tZiobX, B[p\nIX ˛ ¢m n°¬ \rØsØ ]p\¿\n¿Ωn°phm≥ ]cn{ian°pIbpw AXn¬ hnPbn°pIbpw sNbvX
ÿm]\ßfmWv. ]n¬°meØv kzX{¥`mcXØn¬ \nehn¬h∂ hnhn[ tZiob A°mZanIfn¬ ]q¿ØoIcn°s∏´Xv Cu
kmwkvImcnIZuXyamWv (Chakravorthy 1998 : 115-117).
Atacn°≥ ]cyS\Øn\ptijw C¥ybnseØnb cp‹nWotZhn NnZw_csØ \ScmP\v ap∂n¬ ]pXnb \rØcq]w
ka¿∏n®p. A°meØv Xs∂ B\µIpamckzmanbpsS {]kn≤{KŸw (Dance of Siva) inh\SsØ AXn`uXnIamb {]]©\rØambn
AhXcn∏n®ncp∂p. \ScmP\pambn GIo`hn°p∂XneqsS AXoXØns‚ [z\naqeyßfnte°v `cX\mSyw IqSpX¬
tN¿Øphbv°s∏´p F∂p ]dbmw. CtXmsSm∏w Xangv inhk¶o¿Ø\߃ Nn´s∏SpØn cwKØhXcn∏n°m\pw cp‹nWotZhn
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Xømdmbn. AtXmsS kZncns‚ Ncn{XPohnXØns‚ ASbmf߃ Xo¿Øpw XpS®p\o°s∏´ H∂mbn `cX\mSyw. tZhZmkn°v
]Icw {]]©\¿ØI\mb \ScmP≥ \mSy{]`hambn. \ScmPs\bpw \mSyimkv{XsØbpw k∂nthin∏n°p∂XneqsS tZiobamb
Hcp \mSy{]ImcØns‚ BhnjvImcamXrIbmIm\pw H∏w F√m AXncpItfbpw AXnewLn°p∂ {]]©\S\Øns‚
AcßmIm\pw `cX\mSyØn\v Ignhv h∂p. apIfn¬ kqNn∏n®Xpt]mse kZncns‚ BlmcytØbpw AShpIsfbpw ]cnjvIcn®v
kzmwioIcn®psIm≠v ]gb ]mcºcyØns‚ XpS¿°Ænbmbn `cX\mSyw aptº kzbw ASbmfs∏´ncp∂p. Cßs\ Htckabw
{]mtZinIhpw tZiobhpw km¿∆tZiobhpamb Nn”hyhÿIƒ ka\zbn°p∂ \rØcq]ambn `cX\mSyw amdn.
\ScmPhn{KlØn\p ap∂nse \nehnf°nse shfn®hpw {_n´ojv cwKkwhn[m\amXrIsb ]n≥]‰nb tIm¨dmUv thƒUvdnwKns‚
{]Imik÷oIcWhpw cp‹nWotZhnbpsS Acßn¬ HØnW°tØmsS \n∂p. Ncn{XmXoXamb A[ymfltim`bpw B[p\nIamb
Acßpshfn®hpw XΩnep≈ Cu taf\w Hc¿∞Øn¬ cp‹nWotZhn Bkq{XWw sNbvX \rØ]cnjv°mcßfpsS {]XoI
kw{KlamsW∂v ]dbmw. ]pXnb a[yh¿§˛D]cnh¿§ \mKcnIXbpsS Bhiy߃°pw `mh\m_‘߃°pw CWßpwhn[w
{]mNo\amb \mSy_nw_mhenIƒ°v B[p\nIcwK]mTØns‚ kt¶Xhpw kzcq]hpw \evIpIbpw H∏wXs∂ Ahbv°v
Ncn{XmXoXtim` ]IcpIbpw sNbvXpsIm≠mWv cp‹nWotZhn Xs‚ ]cnjvIcWZuXyw ]q¿Ønbm°nbXv. `cX\mSysØ tZiob
¢mkn°¬ \rØcq]am°nbXv Cu ]cnjvIcW]≤XnbmWv. C¥ybnse CXc \rØcq]ßfpsS ]p\cp÷oh\Øns‚ amXrIbmbn
AXv ÿm\wt\SnbXpw as‰m∂psIm≠√.45
1944-˛¬ cp‹nWntZhn \rØ\mSIw (dance drama) F∂ ]pXnb P\p n\v cq]w \¬Ins°m≠v \rØthZnsb ]ns∂bpw
]cnjvIcn°pIbp≠mbn. X©mhqcnse A\pjvTm\\mSIamb `mKhXtafw, tIcfØnse IYIfn, tZhZmknIfpsS Ipdh©n\rØw,
X\n°v ]cnNbap≈ ]m›mXy\rØcq]߃ Chbn¬ \ns∂√mw kzm[o\apƒs°m≠pw, Ahbn¬ ]eXns\bpw
kzmwioIcn®psIm≠pamWv \rØ\mSIw F∂ C\w Ah¿ hnIkn∏ns®SpØXv. 1949 apX¬ cmambWØnsebpw KoXtKmhnµ
Ønsebpw a‰pw {]tab߃°v \rØ\mSIcq]w \¬In cp‹nWntZhn AhXcn∏n®pt]m∂p. CXv `cX\mSyØns‚ A`n\b ˛
AhXcW ]≤Xnsbbpw \n¿ÆmbIambn kzm[o\n®XmbmWv \ncq]I¿ ]dbp∂Xv. ]cºcmKXambn `cX\mSyØns‚ GImwK
A`n\b/AhXcW ]≤Xn tcJobKXnbn¬ Ncn°mØXpw `mhKm\mflhpamWv (non-linear and lyrical). ]pXnb BJym\hXvIcWw
Hcp`mKØv `cX\mSyØns‚ D≈S°Ønepw adp`mKØv `cX\mSyØn¬ D]tbmKs∏SpØnt∏m∂ kwKoXcq]ßfnepw henb
am‰ßƒ°v ImcWambn. Z£ntW¥y≥ kwKoX]mTßfmb IrXnIfpw Io¿Ø\ßfpw `cX\mSyØns‚ kmlnXy]mTßfmbn.
CXv ]pcmW{]tabßsf IqSpX¬ IqSpXembn cwKthZnbnte°v sIm≠phcp∂Xn\v \¿ØI¿°v t{]cWbmbnØocpIbpw sNbvXp.
]n¬°meØv \mKcnI a[y˛D]cnh¿§Øns‚ aXmflI A`ncpNnIƒ°pw BkzmZ\ioe߃°pw CWßp∂ a´n¬ i_vZhpw
h¿Æhpw t]mep≈ {]tbmKcq]ßfpsS kmlnXy]mT߃ ]pXp°nsbgpXs∏Sp∂XnemWv CXv sNs∂ØnbXv. ^eØn¬,
`cX\mSyw AXns‚ kz¥w Ncn{XPohnXsØ AIta XncpØnsbgpXnb kµ¿`ßfnsem∂pambn \rØ\mSIßfpsS
AhXcWsØ ]cnKWn°mw (Soneji 2010 : xxx).
A[ymflØns‚bpw tZiob˛B[p\nIXbpsSbpw Acßmbn \nehn¬h∂ Cu "]mcºcyw' cp‹nWotZhn°v ]n∂mseh∂
\¿ØInamcm¬ ]e \neIfn¬ Bh¿Øn°s∏SpIbpw Dd∏n°s∏SpIbpw sNbvXp. bman\n IrjvWaq¿Øn \ScmPhn{KlsØ
kwkvIrXcN\IfpsS AhXcWthZnbn¬ {]XnjvTn®t∏mƒ Iaem e£vaW≥ XangvIrXnIfpsS AhXcWØn\mWv AXv
D]tbmKs∏SpØnbXv. ]pXnb \mKcnI\¿ØI¿ cp‹nWotZhnbpsS \rØthZnsb ]e\neIfn¬ ]cnjv°cn®v Xm¥mßfpsS
{]mtZinIt£{X]mcºcyßfpambn CW°n\n¿Øm≥ {ian®p. Kpcphmbpw \´ph\mcmbpw A[ym]I¿ hntijn∏n°s∏´p.
\m\mXzsØ kw{Kln°p∂Xpw ]mcºcyßfn¬ thtcm´ap≈Xpw A[ymfl{]`mhw XnI™Xpw A`nPmXhpamb alm]mcºcyambn
Is≠Sp°s∏´ `cX\mSyw46, tZiobXbpsS B´{]Imchpw \mSy{Iahpambn CSw]nSn®p.
(Hc¿∞Øn¬ B[p\nI C¥y≥Nn{XIebn¬ P∑saSpØ tZiobhmZ{]ÿm\amb _wKmƒ kvIqfns\ Hm¿Ωn∏n°p
∂XmWv C¥ybpsS tZiob ¢m n°¬ \rØ]mcºcyØns‚ kwÿm]\hpw. B\µIpamckzmanbpw C._n. lmthepw knÿ
\nthZnXbpw HImIpdbpsa√mw tN¿∂v C¥y≥ Nn{XIebnse `mcXobXsb \n¿∆Nn®XmWv _wKmƒ kvIqfns‚ {]Xybimkv{X
ASnØdbmbnØo¿∂Xv. Cu \nebnes√¶nepw Nne ]m›mXycpw ]pcpj∑mcpw C¥ybnse tZiob ¢mknIv \rØsØ
cq]s∏SpØp∂Xn¬ {][m\ ]¶mWv hln®Xv. dqØv sU\nkv, sSUvjzm≥ F∂nhcpw cmKnWotZhn, C{µmWn d“m≥
(cmKnWotZhnbpsS aIƒ), DZbvi¶¿, cmwtKm]m¬ XpSßnb \¿ØIcmWv `mcXob\rØØn\v Ccp]Xmw iXIØns‚
a[yZiIßfn¬ temI\rØthZnbn¬ CSwt\Sns°mSpØXv. C¥ybnemIs´ C. IrjvWøscbpw cho{µ\mYSmtKmdns\bpw
t]mep≈h¿ "tZiob' \rØ]mcºcyßfpsS kap≤mcIhpw AhXmcI∑mcpambn cwKsØØn. X©mhq¿ tkmlmZc∑mcpsS
]n≥apd°mc\mb ao\m£nkpµcw]n≈sb tXSn°s≠Øn At±lØn¬\n∂pw ]¥\√q¿ ssienbnep≈ \mSyssien ]Tn®v
AhXcn∏n®psIm≠mWv IrjvWø¿ `cX\mSyw {]Ncn∏n®Xv (Lynton 1995 : 21-14).)
BZyw Zpc¥ambpw ]ns∂ {]lk\ambpw Bh¿Øn°p∂ Ncn{Xw, `cX\mSysØ t£{XØnte°v aS°nsIm≠ph∂t∏mƒ
cp‹nWotZhn AXnt\mSv i‡nbmbn hntbmPn°pIbmWv sNbvXXv. 1980˛Ifn¬ tZiob\rtØm’h߃ kwLSn∏n°
s∏´pXpSßnbt∏mƒ sImWm¿°pw NnZw_chpw t]mep≈ t£{Xkt¶X߃ AXn\p≈thZnbmbn \n¿t±in°s∏´p. {]ikvX
Iem]finXbmb I]nem hm’ymbs‚ t\XrXzØn¬ \S∂ Cu {iaßtfmSv cp‹nWotZhn Atßb‰w hnapJbmbncp∂psh∂v
I]nem hm’ymb≥ tcJs∏SpØp∂p≠v. (Cited in Meduri 2008:154). "t£{XØnte°v aSßpI' F∂ I]nem hm’ymb\s‚ ]≤Xnsb
hna¿in°pI am{X√ Ah¿ sNbvXXv. `cX\mSyØn\pw \rØmhnjvImc߃°pambn Xs‚ Iemt£{XØn¬ IqغeØns‚
amXrIbn¬ Ah¿ AXy¥w anIhp‰ Hcp \rØthZn ]WnXo¿°pIbpw sNbvXp. CXneqsS Ac\q‰m≠pImew, aq∂p Xeapdbnse
\¿ØI¿ \rØamSnb t£{X\rØthZn°v imizXXzw \evIpIbmtWm cp‹nWotZhn sNbvXXsX∂v Ah¥n taZpcn tNmZn°p
∂p≠v. AXs√¶n¬ t£{X\rØthZnbpsS kmaqlyNcn{Xw hnkvacn® `cWIqStØmSv Ah¿ Ieln°pIbmbncp∂ncn°mw.
F¥mbmepw Ncn{XØns‚ Cu hn]coX\nebnep≈ Bh¿Ø\w cp‹nWotZhn CjvSs∏´n√. Iemt£{XØn\v k¿∆Iemimem
]Zhn \evIm\p≈ \o°ßtfbpw cp‹nWotZhn A\pIqen®n√. `cWIqSØns‚ B[p\nIoIcW{ia߃ e£t_m[an√mØXpw
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Bflmhn√mØpamsW∂mbncp∂p AhcpsS hna¿i\w. Aßs\ C¥y≥ \rØthZnbpsS B[p\nIoIcWØns‚ \mbnIbmb
Ah¿, cmjv{Sm[nImcØns‚ B[p\nIoIcW{iaßtfmSv CS™psIm≠mWv PohnXØn¬\n∂v ]n≥hmßnbXv. B[p\nIX
H‰apJap≈ tZh\s√∂v cp‹nWotZhnbpw A°meØv Xncn®dn™ncn°Ww.
\mev : _mekckzXn ˛ Xan-g-ItZiobXbpw `c-X-\m-Syhpw
1958˛¬ tI{µ kwKoX\mSI A°mZan BZysØ tZiob \rØskan\m¿ (National Dance Seminar) Zn√nbn¬ kwLSn∏n®t∏mƒ
`cX\mSysØbpw `cX\mSyØns‚ \hoIcWsØbpw Ipdn®v kwkmcn°m≥ £Wn®Xv cp‹nWotZhn Acptfiens\ Bbncp∂p.
`cX\mSyØns‚ Acßv apX¬ Blmcyw hscbp≈ Xeßfn¬ Xm≥ hcpØnb ]cnjvImc߃ hnhcn®tijw A[ymflØns‚
emhWyamWv `cX\mSyØnep≈sX∂v ka¿∞n°m\mWv Ah¿ {ian®Xv. skan\mdn¬ kw_‘n°ms\Ønb _mekckzXn
cp‹nWotZhnbpsS Cu AhImihmZsØ tNmZyw sNbvXp.47 _mekckzXn XangnemWv AhnsS kwkmcn®Xv. `cX\mSyØns‚
]mcºcyhpw {]h`hpambn tZhZmknIsf Db¿Øn°mWn®psIm≠v ]pXnb \mKcnIa[yh¿§Øns‚ B[ymflnIemhWyØnte°v
AXns\ kw{Kln°m\p≈ {iaßsf _mekckzXn hna¿in®p. F∂m¬ tZhZmknIƒs°Xnsc Db¿∂ph∂ hna¿i\ß
sf°pdnt®m XangIsØ ]cnjvIcW{]ÿm\ßsf°pdnt®m {_n´ojv `cWIqSw tZhZmknIƒs°Xnsc \SØnb \nba\n¿ΩmW
sØ°pdnt®m kmX{¥`mcXØnse `cWIqSw B \nbaØn\v XpS¿∂pw km[qIcWw \evIp∂Xns\°pdnt®m Ah¿ H∂pw
]dbpIbp≠mbn√. `cX\mSyØns‚ ]nev°meNcn{XsØ \n¿Æbn°m≥t]m∂ au\ambncp∂p AXv.
Xangv emhWy]mcºcyhpambn `cX\mSysØ CW°n\n¿ØpIbmbncp∂p _mekckzXn. Xangv ]mcºcysØ
{_m“WnI˛kwkvIrX ]mcºcyØn¬ \n∂v `n∂ambn ImWm≥ {ian®t∏mƒXs∂ ]pXnb Hcp tZiobam\hpw km¿∆tZiobam\hpw
AXn\v \ev I m\pw Ah¿ ]Wns∏´p. cp‹nWotZhn `cX\mSysØ tZihXv I cn°m\pw _mekckzXn AXns\ Hcp
{]mtZinImhnjvImcambn, kZncm´ambn, \ne\n¿Øm\pw {ian®p F∂ \nKa\w, ]pdta°v kzm`mhnIambn A\p`hs∏Smsa¶nepw,
Gsdsbm∂pw km[phmbncn°n√. Z£ntW¥y≥ \S\{]tbmKßfn¬ \n∂v `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{Xhpw ]mcºcyhpw Is≠Øm\pw
km¿∆euInIamb Hcp D≈S°w AXn\v \evIm\pambncp∂p _mekckzXnbpsS {iaw. CXn\mbn ]Xns\´pw ]sØmºXpw
\q‰m≠pIfnse X©mhq¿ sIm´mcØnte°pw Kpcp˛injy _‘Ønte°pw `cX\mSysØ sIm≠pt]mhpIbmWv Ah¿ sNbvXXv
(O’Shea 2008:179). XangvIrXnIƒ, tZhZmknIƒ, Z£ntW¥y≥ `‡n]mcºcyw F∂o aq∂v BcqVßfnemWv _mekckzXn
`cX\mSysØ {]Xnjv T n®Xv . C. Irjv W øcpw cp‹nWotZhnbpw sNbv X Xpt]mse AJne`mcXobhym]v X nbp≈ Hcp
\rØamXrIbpsS BZncq]ambn `cX\mSysØ ImWm≥ _mekckzXn Xømdmbncp∂n√. Z£ntW¥y≥ kwKoXØns‚bpw
kmlnXyØns‚bpw \rØØns‚bpw XpS¿®bn¬ `cX\mSysØ ÿm\s∏SpØphm\mbncp∂p AhcpsS {iaw.
cwKmhXcWthfIfn¬ Xangv˛sXep¶v cN\Iƒ°v ap≥KW\ \evIns°m≠pw irwKmc`‡nsb tI{µam°n \ne\n¿Øns°m≠pw48
Cu Ncn{Xho£WØn\v cwK]mTw cNn°m≥ Ah¿ {ian®p. Cu Du∂¬ kwkvIrtXm∑pJamb ]mT߃°v ta¬ tZhZmkn
]mcºcyØn¬ ASnbpd® as‰mcp ]mTsØ {]XnjvTn°m≥ Ahsc klmbn®p. `cX\mSyØnse B[nImcnIXbpsS DdhnSw
_mekckzXnsb kw_‘n®nStØmfw tZhZmkn ]mcºcyambncp∂p. irwKmchpw `‡nbpw XΩnep≈ sshImcnIhn\nabßsf
ImØpkq£n®Xpw \ne\n¿ØnbXpw tZhZmknIfmWv. Xangv emhWyZ¿i\Øn¬ cXymflIXbv°v {]tXyI ÿm\aps≠∂pw
Ah¿ hmZn®pt]m∂p. Xangv \rØ]mcºcyw `‡nsb cXymflIirwKmcambn Dƒs°m≈pIbmWv sNbv X Xv . 49
"F\n°dnbmhp∂nStØmfw `cX\mSyw `‡nbpsS cq]amWv. Xangpw `‡nbpsS cq]amWv. AXpsIm≠v Xangpw `cX\mSyhpw Htc
]mcºcyØns‚ `mKßfmWv' F∂v Xs‚ Ncn{Xho£WØn\v Ah¿ hniZoIcWw \¬In.50
tcJobamb BJym\Øn\pw \mSIobXbv°pw Du∂¬ \evInb cp‹nWotZhnbpsS cwK`mj _mekckzXn°v
kzoImcyambncp∂n√. `‡nIhnXbpsS sshImcnIZo]v X ntbbpw `mhKm\mflIXtbbpw ]n≥]‰m\mWv Ah¿ Xs‚
\mSy{]tbmKßfn¬ {ian®psIm≠ncp∂Xv. AhcpsS ]e cwKmhXcWßfpw ImapI`mhw ssIs°m≠ ssZhtØmSp≈
A¿®\Ifmbncp∂p. CXmIs´ Xangv˛sXep¶v `‡n IhnXm]mcºcyØnse kzm`mhnIcoXnbpambncp∂p. _mekckzXn aSßns®∂
as‰mcp ]mcºcyw kwLw IhnXIfptSXmWv. hnclnWnbmb \mbnI ImapIs\ hos≠Sp°m≥ tXmgntbmSv \SØp∂
klmbm`y¿∞\bpsSbpw AXns‚ `mKamb hnhcWßfpsSbpw hn]peamb tiJcw kwLw IhnXIfnep≠v. \mSy{]tbmK
sØ Cu kmlnXy]mThpambn tN¿Øph®t∏mƒ Xangv kmlnXy˛\rØ ]mcºcyßfpsS ka\zbambn AXv amdnØocpIbpw
sNbvXp.
irwKmchpw `cX\mSyhpw
cpKvanWotZhnbpsS \mSy{]ImcØn¬ \n∂p≈ _mekckzXnbpsS hnSpXnbpsS tI{µw irwKmcØn\v `cX\mSyØnep≈
CSsa¥v F∂ tNmZyhpambn _‘s∏Sp∂XmWv. `‡n `cX\mSyØns‚ A\p`qXn tI{µamsW∂ \ne]mSv _mekckzXn°pw
Gsd°psd kzoImcyambncp∂p. `‡nbpsS BhnjvImc{]Imcw F¥mbncn°Ww F∂XnemWv _mekckzXn cpKvanWotZhntbmSv
hntbmPn®Xv. GsX¶nepsamcp ssZhXtØmSp≈ A¿®\m`mhambn `‡nsb {]Imin∏n°pIbmWv cpKvanWotZhn sNbvXXv.
cXymflI[z\nIfp≈ ]Zßsfbpw \mSy{]tbmKßsfbpw Ah¿ Xs‚ A`n\b]≤XnbneqsS "ip≤oIcn®p'. t£{X⁄t‚
Xpt]mep≈, cXn{]Imfißfmbn \ne\n¬°p∂ ]Z߃ Ignbp∂ Hgnhm°ns°m≠mWv cpKvanWotZhn Xs‚ \mSy{Iaw
]SpØpb¿ØnbXv. `cX\mSyØns‚ "bYm¿∞ssNX\y'Øn¬ \n∂v AI∂p \nev°p∂ H∂nt\bpw Xm≥ AwKoIcn°ns√∂51
\ne]mSmbncp∂p AhcptSXv. ]mcºcyw GIapJambn kzoIcn°s∏tS≠X√52. Ima\mthKßfn¬ \n∂v ]nd°p∂ DS¬hSnhpIƒ
C¥ybpsS bYm¿∞ ]mcºcyas√∂pw Ah¿°v Dd∏p≠mbncp∂p.53
_mekckzXnbpsS \rØw `cX\mSyØns‚ CØcØnep≈ D]cnh¿§]chpw kh¿Æhpamb ]p\chXcW
Øns\Xncmb {]Xntcm[ambncp∂p. cXymflI[z\nIƒ \nd™ ]cºcmKX {]tbmKcq]ßfn¬ (PmhfnIfpw ]Zßfpw a‰pw)
\n∂v Du¿÷w kzoIcn®psIm≠v 1940˛Ifn¬ a{Zmknse \mKcnIa[yh¿§Øns‚ A`ncpNnIfm¬ \n¿Æbn°s∏´ ]pXnb
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cwKmhXcWßsf Ah¿ sNdpØp. ]t£ adp`mKØv `cX\mSyØn\v aXmflIam\w \¬Ip∂Xn¬ _mekckzXn Xt‚Xmb
kw`mh\ \¬IpIbpw sNbvXp. kZncns‚ sIm´mc˛s]mXp ]mcºcysØ°pdn®v an°hmdpw au\w ]men°pIbpw tZhZmknIfpsS
t£{X\rØambn AXns\ ]d™pd∏n°pIbpamWv _mekckzXn sNbvXXv. A[ymflØns‚bpw AXn`uXnIØns‚bpw
hyhlmcßsf, _mekckzXnbpw Bh¿Øn°p∂p≠mbncp∂p. F∂m¬ CXv kh¿Æ˛{_m“W hyhlmcØns‚ AtX
hgnbnembncp∂n√. tZhZmknIƒ hgn \rØ]mcºcyØnep≠mb "]X\w' F∂ BibsØ Ah¿ ASnapSn \nckn®p. ]t£
A°meØv {]_eambncp∂ tZiobXbpsSbpw aXmflIXbpsSbpw ⁄m\]≤XnIƒ°v ]pdtØ°v \rØsØ B\bn°m≥
_mekckzXn°pw Ignbpambncp∂n√. tZiobamb aXmflIXtbmsSm∏w km¿∆tZiobamb BflobXbpsS afieambpw
\rØsØ ImWpIbmWv Ah¿ sNbv X Xv . CXmIs´ B¥cnIXbptSbpw sshImcnIXbptSbpw temIamWv Xm\pw.
\rØ]cn]mSnIfpsS `mKambn Atacn°bnepS\ofw k©cn°pIbpw, Atacn°≥ k¿∆IemimeIfn¬ \rØw ]Tn∏n°pIbpw
sNbv X _mekckzXn°v 54 CXphgn Xs‚ Bk∂kµ¿`sØbpw tZhZmkn ]mcºcysØbpw sshcp≤yclnXambn
CW°n\n¿Øm≥ Ign™p.
A[ymflØns‚ ]p\¿hn`mh\w
`cX\mSysØ A[ymflØns‚ A\p`htemIambn ]p\¿\n¿Ωn°p∂Xn¬ _mekckzXn AXn\v \¬Inb
hymJym\Øn\p≈ ]¶pw hfsc hepXmWv. `cX\mSyØns‚ AhXcW{IasØbpw B¥cnILS\sbbpw tbmKmflIhpw
AXn`uXnIhpamb Hcp hymJym\w hgn Ah¿ ]p\¿hn`mh\w sNbvXp. `cX\mSyIt®cnbnse BZy C\amb Aemcn∏v tIheamb
Xmf∏I¿®bm¬ \¿ØInbpsS icocsØbpw AXphgn a\ ns\bpw GIm{Khpw ip≤hpam°p∂p. AXv icocsØ
\nXyss\anØIßfn¬\n∂v tamNn∏n®v ]pXnsbmcp {]IcWØn\v ]mIambhn[Øn¬ {Ias∏SpØp∂p. Xmfip≤nbpsS Cu
L´w ]n∂mse Xmfhpw cmKhpw tN¿∂ PXnkzcØnte°mWv sN∂ptNcpI. KXnbpw cmKhpw HØnWßnb PXnkzcw
i_vZØnte°v Xpd°p∂p. hm°pw A¿∞hpw cmKXmfßfpambn HØptN¿∂v ]pXnsbmcp A\p`htemIambnØocp∂Xv
ChnsSh®mWv. h¿Æw Cu A\p`htemIØns‚ ]q¿Ækm£mXvImcamWv. XmfcmKßfpsS kq£vat`ZßfpsS BhnjvImcw.
kz¥w k¿§ssh`hsØbpw ]mcºcysØbpw ]q¿Æambn {]Imin∏n°m≥ \¿ØIn°v Ignbp∂Xv ChnsSh®mWv. CXn\p ]n∂mse
hcp∂ ]Z߃ {]im¥hpw \n¿hrXnZmbIhpamb hneb\thfbmWv. {]]©ssNX\yhpambp≈ GIo`mhØns‚ aplq¿ØamWnXv.
ChnsS\n∂pw XmfØns‚ IpsØmgp°nte°p≈ s]m´nØpd°emWv Xn√m\. A¥naambn, t«mIØneqsSbp≈ \n¿∆lWhpw
]n≥hmßepw. AtXmsS `cX\mSy°t®cn ]q¿Ønbmhp∂p. Cßs\ Xmfam{Xamb Aemcn∏n¬ XpSßn, Xmfhpw cmKhpw Ie¿∂
PXnkzcw hgn. cmKXmfßfpw A¿∞hpw HØnWßnb i_vZØnte°pw AXns‚ ]q¿Ækzcq]amb h¿ÆØnte°pw hf¿∂v,
Xmfw ]n≥hmßn\n¬°p∂Xpw kwKoXhpw A¿∞hpw HØptN¿∂Xpamb ]ZßfnseØnt®¿∂v, cmKXmfßfpsS taf\amb
Xn√m\bnte°pw AhnsS\n∂v XmfclnXamb t«mIØnte°pw ]n≥hmßn ]q¿Ønbm°p∂ B¥cnILS\bmWv
`cX\mSyØnt‚Xv F∂v _mekckzXn hniZoIcn®p.
Xs‚ Cu hniZoIcWsØ Hcp almt£{XØns‚ hmkvXpLS\tbmSv _mekckzXn _‘n∏n°pIbpw sNbvXn´p≠v.
t£{XØns‚ tKm]pcIhmSw (Aemcn∏v) ]n∂n´v A¿≤afi]w (PXnkzcw) hgn apJafi]Ønte°pw (i_vZw) ]n∂mse
ssZhkm∂n[yØnte°pw (h¿Æw) FØns∏´v {iotImhnense tZhssNX\yhpambn GIm¥Xbn¬ X≥abo`hn®v (]Zw)
`P\bpsSbpw I¿∏qcm¿®\bpsSbpw i_vZapJcnXamb temIØnte°v (Xn√m\) aSßnh∂v tZhkvXpXn (t«mIw) hgn Bcm[\
]q¿ØoIcn°pIbmWv Hmtcm \¿ØInbpw sNøp∂Xv. Cu BJym\{IaØn¬ ]ZßfpsS AhXcWØn\v Ah¿ AXn{][m\amb
ÿm\w \¬In. t£{XhnkvXrXnbpsS _rlZmImcßfpw FSp∏pIfpsS Kw`ocXbpsa√mw (i_vZ, h¿Æ߃) ]n≥hmßn\n¬°p∂
{iotImhnens‚ Ccp≠ GIm¥Xbn¬, h¿ÆØn‚ Xmf{]NfiX ]ZßfpsS lrZbNmcpXbm¿∂ a{¥kwKoXØnte°v
hgnamdnbthfbn¬, \¿ØInbpw ssZhssNX\yhpambp≈ Bflk√b\Øns‚ temIambmWv ]Zm`n\bsØ _mekckzXn
hniZoIcn®Xv. ChnsSh®v tbmKhpw a{¥imkv{Xhpw HØnWßp∂ \mSyb⁄w Xs∂bmbn `cX\mSyw amdnØocp∂p (Balasaraswathi
2010 : 199-200).

Cßs\ a\ nem°nbm¬, `cX\mSyØns‚ aXmflIam\XtØtbm, `‡ntbtbm A√ adn®v sF{µnbXsb ASnapSn

\ncmIcn°p∂ ]p\cp÷oh\hmZnIfpsS \ne]mSns\bmWv _mekckzXn {][m\ambpw sh√phnfn®Xv F∂v hy‡amIpw.
irwKmcsØ A`n\bØns‚ \nbmaIambn ]cnKWn® Ah¿ AXv Hcn°epw hnjbmk‡tam Ima]chitam As√∂pw Dd∏n®p
]d™p. ssZhnIhpw am\pjnIhpamb A\p`htemIßfpsS taf\w irwKmcØnse∂t]mse as‰hnsSbpw km[yamhn√. `‡nbpsS
emhWymflIamb ASnØdbmWv irwKmcw. Xs‚ hy‡n]camb A\p`hØns‚ ASnÿm\ØnemWv C°mcyw ]dbp∂sX∂pw
_mekckzXn hy‡am°n. Aaq¿Øamb \rØw `cX\mSyØnse ssZhm\p`hsØ \ntj[n°emWv. AXv Iebv°pth≠n
am{Xap≈ IebmWv. ssZhnIX tI{µØnseØptºmƒ irwKmcw `‡nbmbn ]cnWan°pw. sF{µnbX ip≤ ssNX\yambn
cq]m¥cs∏Spw.55
Hc¿∞Øn¬ B[p\nIamb IemZ¿i\Øns‚ hna¿i\amWXv. kzbw]q¿Æamb Hc\p`qXnÿm\ambn Iesb
]cnKWn®psIm≠v, emhWysØ AhnsS IpSnbncpØpIbmWv B[p\nIX sNbvXXv. ip≤\rØw Iebv°pth≠nbp≈ Ie
am{XamsW∂ _mekckzXnbpsS hmZw IebpsS kzbw]q¿ÆXsb°pdn®p≈ B[p\nIXbpsS ImgvN∏mSpIsf \nckn°p∂p≠v.
Ie as‰m∂nte°p≈ hgn IqSnbmImw. Cßs\ aq¿Øhpw sF{µnbhpw icoc_≤hpw {]mtZinIhpamb BcqVßfn¬ Xs‚
B´{]ImcsØ Dd∏n®p\n¿Øm\p≈ {iaamWv _mekckzXn \SØnbXv. tZiobXbpsS Bhiyßsf A`nkwt_m[\ sNøp
tºmgpw, B[p\nIXbpsS emhWyZ¿i\sØ°pdn®p≈ kwhmZthZnIqSnbmbn Xs‚ \mSy{]tbmKßsf Ah¿ \ne\n¿Øn.
{]mtZinIemhWy]mcºcyhpambp≈ Cu CW°waqew, cp‹nWotZhnbpsS cwK{]tbmKßfn¬ CSwIn´msXt]mb
ssZhX߃ _mekckzXnbpsS Acßn¬ CSw]nSn°p∂p≠v . cp‹nWotZhn \ScmPs\bpw {iocmas\bpwt]mep≈,

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k≥am¿§njvTcpw Xo{hhnc‡cpamb, ssZhßsf thZnbn¬ sIm≠ph∂t∏mƒ _mekckzXn {ioIrjvWs\bpw apcpIs\bpw
t]mse eoemtemep]cmb ssZhXßsfbmWv \mSymhXcWØn\mbn sXcs™SpØXv. CXn¬Xs∂ apcpI≥ F∂ {ZmhnUssZhw
IqSpX¬ henb {]m[m\yw t\SpIbpw sNbvXp. Xangnse apcpIIo¿Ø\ßfpw sXep¶nse IrjvW]Zßfpw {]tXyIambn
sXcs™SpØpsIm≠v eoem]cXbn¬ thtcm´ap≈Xpw sF{µnbhpw NSpeamb Aaq¿ØXbv°∏pdw t]mIp∂Xpw icoc_Zv[amb
A`n\bØneq∂p∂Xpamb Hcp \S\coXn _mekckzXn hnIkn∏ns®SpØp (O’shea 2008:180). "aecps]mcbp∂Xpt]mse' F∂v
]ga°mcpsS Hm¿Ωbn¬ sXfnbp∂ AhcpsS cwK{]tbmK߃ Htckabw Cu eoem]cXbpsSbpw icoc_Zv[XbpsSbpw
DXv]∂ßfmbncp∂p. \S\NmcpXbpsS {ZmhnUs∏cpabmbn AXv `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{XØn¬ XpScp∂p.
cp‹nWotZhnbpsS Aaq¿Øamb AJne`mcXobXs°Xnsc sX∂n¥y≥ \S\]mcºcyw F∂ FXn¿\nesb
Db¿Øn∏nSns®¶nepw tZiobXbpsS Bhiyßsf A`nkwt_m[\ sNøp∂Xn¬ _mekckzXnbpsS B´{]Imcw ]cmPbs∏´n√.
`mcXobX F∂ k¿∆mt«jIamb aqeysØ _mekckzXnbpw AwKoIcn®ncp∂p. C¥ybnse hnhn[ \S\coXnIfnepw
\rØ]mcºcyßfnepw \neo\ambncn°p∂ aqeyambn Ah¿ CXns\ IW°m°n. {ZmhnUsat∂m Z£ntW¥y≥ Ft∂m
hntijn∏n°mhp∂ Hcp \rØ]mcºcyØn\mbn hmZn°ptºmƒØs∂, kwkvIrX]mcºcyØns\m∏w Xs∂ \n¬°p∂ Hcp
tZiob]mThpw ]mcºcyhpamWXv F∂v hmZn°m\mWv; kwkIrX˛{_m“W ]mcºcyØns‚ hn]coXamhm\√ Ah¿ B{Kln®Xv.
_lpkzcamb tZiob]mcºcysØ°pdn®p≈, As√¶n¬ _lpkzcmflIamth≠ tZiobXsb°pdn®p≈ Hcp ho£Wambncp∂p
AXv . CXpsIm≠pXs∂ Htckabw A{_m“W]mcºcysØ Db¿Øn∏nSn°p∂ Xangv Cssi kwLØns‚bpw
{_m“W]mcºyØneq∂p∂ a{Zmkv ayqknIv A°mZanbpsSbpw thZnIfn¬ {]Xy£s∏Sm≥ Ah¿°v km[n°pIbpw sNbvXp.
tIhe`‡nsb tI{µØn¬ {]XnjvTn°p∂ `cX\mSyw {_m“WyØns‚ \rØ{]ImcamsW∂v _mekckzXn Dd∏n®p]d
™ncp∂p. _mekckzXnbpsS Cu ho£Ww Ccp]Xmw\q‰m≠ns‚ BZy]IpXnbn¬ XangIØv Actßdnb ]cnjvIcW
kwcw`ßfpambn HØpt]mIp∂Xmbncp∂n√. Hc¿∞Øn¬ Ah¿Xs∂ apt∂m´ph® \rØkwhn[m\Ønse HØpXo¿∏pIsf
(choreographic reconcilations) A´nadn°p∂Xmbncp∂p Cu \ne]mSv. tZihpw {]tZihpw XΩnepw, kwkvIrXhpw Xangpw XΩnepw,
]mThpw {]tbmKhpw XΩnep≈ ]pXnb HØpXo¿∏pIƒ IqSnbmbmWv _mekckzXnbpsS cwK{]tbmK߃ hnIkn®ph∂Xv.
tZhZmkn]mcºcytØbpw irwKmctØbpw {]Io¿Øn°p∂ _mekckzXnbpsS \ne]mSn¬ Xs‚Xs∂ cwK{]tbmK
ßfpambpw, ]pXnb A¥co£hpambpw ISpØ sshcp[yap≠mbncp∂p. kZncnt\bpw AXns\ \ne\n¿Ønb tZhZmknIpetØbpw
{ZmhnU{]ÿm\߃ s]mXpsh IsømgnbpIbmWs√m sNbvXXv. sh≈mfkapZmbw Xs∂ kZncn¬\n∂pw `cX\mSysa∂
\nebv°p≈ AXns‚ ]cnjvIrXPohnXØn¬ \n∂psa√mw Gsd°psd ]n≥hmßn. tZhZmkn]mcºcyw Db¿Øn∏nSn°p∂
\¿ØInbmbn _mekckzXn am{Xta At∏mƒ Ahtijn®ncp∂p≈q. a{Zmkv ayqknIv A°mZanbpsS A`nPmXamb thZnIfn¬,
`cX\mSyambn kZncns\ ]cmh¿Ø\wsNøm≥ D’pIambncp∂ ta¬PmXn AcßpIfn¬, Xs‚ \rØmhnjvImc߃ _mekckzXn
AhXcn∏n°pIbpw sNbvXncp∂p. Cu \nebn¬ {]ISamb sshcp[yßfpsS \SphnemWv Xs‚ \rØ]mcºcyhpw AtX°pdn®p≈
ho£Wßfpambn Ah¿ \nesIm≠Xv.
IebptSbpw A\p`qXnbpsSbpw km¿∆euInIXsb°pdn®p≈ ho£W߃ D]tbmKs∏SpØns°m≠mWv _mekckzXn
Cu sshcp[yØn\v ]cnlmcw I≠sX∂v `cX\mSyØns‚ kmaqlyNcn{XsØ°pdn®v ]Tn®h¿ A`n{]mbs∏Sp∂p≠v. F√m
IeIfpw BflobXbpsS D∂XaqeyßsfbmWv e£yam°p∂sX∂v _mekckzXn hmZn°p∂Xns‚ kmwKXyw CXmWv. ]t£
_mekckzXnsb kw_‘n®nStØmfw Cu Bflobaqeyw `cX\mSyØn\v ssIhcp∂Xv sshImcnIXbneqsSbpw AXp\¬Ip∂
B¥cnIXbpeqsSbpamWv. Cu sshImcnIXbnep≈ Du∂¬ hgn `cX\mSyØns‚ {]mtZinI]mcºcysØ \ne\n¿Øns°m≠p
Xs∂ AXns\ km¿∆tZiobIebpambn _‘s∏SpØm≥ _mekckzXn°p Ign™p (Balasaraswathy 1991:23). tZhZmkn]mcºcy
Øns‚ alXzhXvIcWtØmsSm∏wXs∂ ]pXnbImehpambp≈ hn\nab߃ \ne\n¿Øm≥ AXv hgnXpd∂psImSpØp.
A¥naambn C¥y≥ tZiobXbv°v _lpkzcmflI]mTw Nabv°p∂ \mSy{]tbmKambn _mekckzXnbpsS \S\w amdnØo¿∂p.

^e{ipXn
enwK]Zhnsbbpw ssewKnIXsbbpw Ipdn®p≈ Xs‚ {]JymX\nco£W߃°nSbn¬ \mSy]cX (performativity) F∂ Bibw
PqUnØv _Sve¿ AhXcn∏n°p∂p≠v (1999:171˛90). enwK]ZhnbpsS hyhlmcafieØn\IØv \nc¥cambn Actßdp∂
\mSyßfmWv (performances) ssewKnIXsb km[yam°p∂sX∂v Ah¿ ]d™p. bmYm¿∞yw \mSy]camWv (performative); kØm]ca√.
`cX\mSyhpw Cßs\ \mSy]cambn \nehn¬h∂ bmYm¿∞yamWv. B[p\nIXbpsS B[mckma{KnIfn¬ NneXpsIm≠v
tZiobamb Hcp \mSy]mcºcyw ]WnsXSp°s∏´Xns‚ IYbmWXv. XpS°Øn¬ ]d™Xpt]mse B´{]ImcßfpsS Ncn{Xa√
AXv. adn®v B´{]ImcßfneqsS \nehn¬ h∂ Ncn{Xw. h¿Øam\w `qXImeØn¬ kz¥w apJw t\m°n°mWp∂XmWv Ncn{Xw
F∂ ]gb]mTØns‚ XpS¿®bn¬, `qXImesØ \mSyNcn{XØneqsSbpw ]WnsXSp°mw F∂v CXv \sΩ Hm¿Ωn∏n°p∂p. Aßs\
]WnsXSp°s∏Sp∂ `qXImeamhs´ \mSyØns‚ am{Xa√ cmjv{SØns‚bpw `qXImeambncn°p∂p. `qXImea√; `qX{]XoXn;
`qX{]Xo£.

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 Ipdn∏pIƒ
1. C¥ybnse ¢mkn°¬ \rØcq]߃ GsX√mamWv F∂Xns\°pdn®v JfinXamb Xo¿∏v ]dbpI Ffp∏a√. C¥y≥ \rØIebpsS
HutZymKnI Ncn{XImcnbmbn ]cnKWn°mhp∂ {]ikvX Iemhna¿iI I]nehm’ymb≥ `cX\mSyw, IYIfn, HUo n, IYIv.
aWn∏pcn F∂nhsbbmWv ¢m n°¬ \rØcq]ßfmbn ]cnKWn°p∂Xv. Ip®p∏pSn, b£Km\w, Nu, tamln\nbm´w XpSßnb
\rØcq]ßsfm∂pw AhcpsS ]cnKW\bn¬ h∂n´n√. hmNnIm`n\bØns‚ A`mhwsIm≠v Nu \rØcq]ßfpw hmNnIØns‚ AanX
{]tbmKØm¬ b£Km\hpw ¢m n°¬ \rØØn¬ \n∂pw AI∂p\n¬°p∂Xmbn I]nehm’ymb≥ ]dbp∂p. kao]ImeØv
Ip®p∏pUn `cX\mSyw t]mse Hcp ¢m n°¬ cq]amIm≥ {ian°p∂ps≠¶nepw \n¿ÆmbIamb Hcp ÿm\w AXn\v Ct∏mgpw
ssIh∂n´ns√∂mWv AhcpsS A`n{]mbw (Vatsyayan 1997:V-VI).
2. kØm]cambn `cX\mSyamWv `mcXob\rØsa∂pw as‰√m C¥y≥ \rØcq]ßfpw AXns‚ hIt`Z߃ am{XamsW∂pap≈ ho£Ww
`cX\mSy\thm∞m\Øns‚ h‡m°ƒ Dd∏n®v ]d™ncp∂p. "Essentially all Indian Dance is Bharata Natya, though only one school of art is
known by the name” F∂mWv cp‹nWntZhn Acptfi¬ CtX°pdn®v ]dbp∂Xv (2010:194). `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{XImc\mb hn.cmLh\pw
CtX\ne]mSmWv D≈Xv (2004:1).
3. “To articulate the past historically does not mean to recognize it ‘the way it really was’. It mean to seize hold of a memory as it flashes up at a moment
of danger” - Walter Benjamin : 'Theses on the Philosophy of History'. Thesis No: VI (Benjamin 1994:247). ]mcºcyØns‚ D≈S°Ønepw
]mcºcysØ hos≠Sp°m≥ {ian°p∂hcnepw hos≠Sp∏ns‚ aplq¿ØsØ \n¿Æbn® B]Øv kzm[o\w sNepØns°m≠ncn°psa∂pw
hmƒ´¿ s_≥ban≥ ]dbp∂Xpw (1994:247) `cX\mSyØns‚ Ncn{X\n¿ΩmWsØ kw_‘n®nStØmfw km[phmb HcmibamWv.
4. `qXImekw`hßsftbm A\p`hßsftbm \n wKambn Hm¿sØSp°p∂ {]{Inbb√ kvacW. k¶o¿Æhpw _lpapJhpamb Hcp
{]{InbbmWv AXv. kvacWm_nw_߃ h¿Øam\Øn¬ \S°p∂ kacWmkw`hØns‚ DXv]∂ßfmWv. kvacWmkw`hamIs´
XrjvWm{]hmlßfm¬ ]qcnXhpamWv. AXpsIm≠v Hm¿Ω `qXImeØns‚ \n wKhpw \njvIf¶hpamb ]p\cmb\a√. h¿Øam\Øns‚
{]Xo£Ifpw {]XymiIfpw `oXnIfpw A`nemjßfpw IqSn°e¿∂p\n¬°p∂ A\p`qXnÿm\amWXv. CtX°pdn®p≈ hniZamb
N¿®bv°v DZbIpamdns‚ ]T\w ImWpI (DZbIpam¿ 1994:33˛60).
5. 1977˛se samdm¿PntZimbn k¿°mcns‚ ImeØmWv cmjv{S]Xn]ZØnte°v cp‹nWotZhn £Wn°s∏´Xv. B £Ww \nckn® Ah¿
]n¬°meØv Xs‚ \rØhnZymebamb Iemt£{XØn\v k¿∆Iemime]Zhn \¬Imsa∂ k¿°m¿ hmKvZm\hpw \nckn°pIbp≠mbn
(cmPtiJc≥ 2005:24).
6. t£{X˛sIm´mcw \¿ØInIfpsS ‘A[x]X\sØ' ap≥\n¿Øn _wKmfnse \thm∞m\\mbI\mb tIihN{µsk≥ Hcn°¬ ]d™Xv
"AhfpsS arZphN\߃ `mcXØns‚ £bamWv'; AhfpsS ]p©ncn `mcXØns‚ acWhpw' F∂mWv (Chakravorthy 1998:111). CØcw
ho£W߃ ]n∂oSv tZiobm[p\nIXbpsS apJy{]tabßfnsem∂mb Km¿lnIXbpsS BZ¿ihXvIcWØn\v Aÿnhmcw
Nabv°pIbpw sNbvXp.
7. ]sØmºXmw\q‰m≠ns‚ HSphnepw Ccp]Xmw\q‰m≠ns‚ BZy]mZØnepw {_n´ojv A[nImcnIƒ tZhZmkn \rØhncp≤{]ÿm\Øn\v
]q¿Æ]n¥pWbmWv \¬Inbncp∂Xv. 1905˛¬ shbn’v cmPIpamc\v kzoIcWw \¬Iptºmƒ tZhZmkn\rØw D≠mIcpsX∂v
A[nImcnIƒ I¿i\\n¿t±iw \¬In. ‘I am entirely in accord with what is known as anti-nautch movement’ F∂mWv D∂X {_n´ojv DtZymKÿ
\mbncp∂ XgvÃ≥ CtX°pdn®v ]dbp∂Xv (Cited in Gaston 1996:210).
8. 1927-˛¬ a{Zmkv ayqknIv A°mZan ÿm]nXamb h¿jw Xs∂bmWv tUm. apØpe£van sdÕn a{Zmkv \nba\n¿ΩmWk`bn¬ {]tabw
AhXcn∏n®Xv. tZhZmknIfmbn k{XoIsf t£{Xßfn¬ ka¿∏n°p∂ NSßv \ntcm[n°p∂Xn\v _n√v Xømdm°m≥ \n¿t±in°p∂
{]tabamWv A∂v GIIWvTambn ]m m°s∏´Xv.
9. HcpXcØn¬ {_n´ojv sImtfmWnbenkw P∑w\¬Inb Ip‰hmfntKm{X߃ (Criminal Tribes) F∂ BibØn\v kam\amWnXv.
A[n\nthim[nImchpambn HcpXcØnep≈ HØpXo¿∏pIƒ°pw hn\nab߃°pw XømdmhmXncp∂ tKm{XhmknIfmWv AhnsS P∑\m
‘Ip‰hmfnIfm’bnØo¿∂Xv. ChnsSbmIs´ sImtfmWnb¬ B[p\nIXbpsS kuµcy˛kZmNmc k¶ev]hpambp≈ hn\nabßfpsS
A`mhamWv \¿ØnIIsf ‘Ip‰hmfnIfm’°nØo¿°p∂Xv.
10. a{Zmkv {]hniybnse BZy h\nXmtUmIvSdmbncp∂p apØpe£van sdÕn. kzX{¥]q¿∆ C¥ybnse BZy h\nXm\nba\n¿ΩmXmhv
F∂ ]Zhnbpw (a{Zmkv sePnt…‰ohv I¨kn¬ AwKw F∂ \nebn¬) Ah¿°v AhImis∏´XmWv. Km‘nPnbpsSbpw s]cntbm¿
cmakzman\mbvIcpsS kzm`nam\{]ÿm\Øns‚bpw A\pbmbn Bbncp∂ apØpe£van sdÕn kv{XoIfpsS imcocnI˛kmaqly˛BtcmKy
]cnc£WsØ ap≥\n¿Ønbp≈ \nch[n \nba\n¿ΩmW߃°v t\XrXzw \¬Inbn´p≠v. 1927˛epw 1930˛epw 1947˛epw Ah¿ \SØnb
CSs]SepIƒ hgnbmWv tZhZmknIfmbn kv{XoIsf t£{Xßfn¬ ka¿∏n°p∂ k{ºZmbw \ntcm[n°s∏´Xv.
11. ]cnjvIcW{]ÿm\w tZhZmkn kaqlØnse ]pcpj∑mcpsS kzXz[mcWIsfbpw ASnapSn am‰nadn®p. XangIØv "Cssi sh≈mf¿'
F∂ ]pXnb kapZmbkzXzØnte°pw B{‘bn¬ "kqcn_menP¿' F∂ kzXz]Zhnbnte°pw XßsfØs∂ ]cmh¿Ø\w
sNbvXpsIm≠mWv ]cnjvIcW{]ÿm\ßfpsS ]pXnbkΩ¿±ßsf tZhZmknkaqlØnse ]pcpj∑m¿ Dƒs°m≠Xv. Aßs\
BWØØns‚bpw kvss{XW ssewKnIXbv°ptaep≈ B[n]XyØns‚bpw ]nXrZmbØns‚ ]p\xÿm]\Øns‚bpw kµ¿`amtbm
AXn\mbp≈ kwhmZthZnbmtbm ]cnjvIcW{]ÿm\߃ amdnØo¿∂p. tZhZmknIfmb kv{XoIƒ H´pan°hmdpw Cu kwhmZßfn¬
\n∂v Hgn®p\n¿Øs∏SpIbpw sNbvXp (Soneji 2010 : xxii).
12. tZiobm[p\nIXbpw \thm∞m\hpw "kv{Xo{]iv\'Øn\v ]cnlmcw \n¿t±in®Xv amXrXzØns‚bpw Km¿lnIXbpsSbpw BZ¿ihXvIcWw
hgnbmWv. CXv `qXImeØns‚ khntijamb ]p\x{IaoIcWØn\pw AXphgn khntijamb ]mcºcy\n¿ΩnXnIƒ°pw hgnhbv°pIbpw
sNbvXp. kvXss{XWIma\Ifpw cXymflIXbpw CtXmsS Hcp h≥ {]Xn_‘ambn. Chsb ad®phbv°p∂ BJym\߃ kv{Xo
Ncn{Xßfmbn ]pdØphcnIbpw sNbvXp. sshZnIImesØ ZmknIsf ap≥\n¿Ønbp≈ CØcw ]mcºcy\n¿ΩmWØns‚ Ncn{Xw
DamN{Ih¿Øn (2006: 3˛35) hniZambn ]cntim[n®n´p≠v. tIcfob \thm∞m\sØ ap≥\n¿Ønbp≈ N¿®bv°v sP. tZhnIbpsS ]T\w
(2010:111˛162) ImWpI.

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13. sshZnI˛{_m“WnI ]mcºcyØn¬\n∂pw `n∂amb as‰mcp `qXImesØ°pdn®p≈ CØcw [mcWIsf Dd∏ns®Sp°m\pw AXphgn
tZiobmht_m[Øn¬ ]nf¿∏pIƒ krjvSn°m\pw A[n\nthi i‡nIƒ BZywapXte {ian®ncp∂Xmbn kpanXv k¿°m¿ ]dbp∂p.
1886 se a{Zmkv k¿∆Iemimebnse _ncpZZm\NSßn¬ {]knwKn°th a{Zmkv Kh¿Æ¿ ]d™Xv At±lw D≤cn°p∂p≠v : ""You are
a pure Dravidian race. I should like to see the pre-sanskrit element amongst you asserting itself rather more."(Sarkar 1999: 57-8).
14. “The classical dance styles of contemporary India are the reconstructions of the fragments of antiquity. On one level they have great antiquity which links
them with the past, on another they are contemporary and recent.... each time recasting the past, but not the past.” (Vatsyayan 1992:2).
15. lnµpÿm\n kwKoXØns‚ B[p\nIoIcW{]{Inb tZiobXbpsS kΩ¿±w aqew A[ymflØns‚ {]Xybimkv{XØm¬ ]qcnX
ambnØo¿∂Xns‚ Ncn{Xw Pm\In _mJvse hnhcn°p∂p≠v. hnjvWp ZnKw_¿ ]epkvI¿, hnjvWp\mcmb¨ `SvJmsfi F∂nh¿
t\XrXzw \¬Inb lnµpÿm\n kwKoXØns‚ B[p\nIoIcWw C¥y≥ tZiobXbpsS aXmflI[z\nIƒ°v Iogvs∏´v ]epkvIdns‚
A[ymfl{]Xybimkv{XsØ kzmwioIcn°pIbmbncp∂psh∂v Ah¿ hy‡am°p∂p (Bakhle 2005:3-19). _mekckzXnbpsS \mSy{]Imc
tØ°mƒ Ihn™ tZiobam\w cp‹nWotZhnbpsS AhXcW{IaØn\v ssIh∂Xpw, kpµcmw_mfns‚ kwKoXtØ°mƒ Fw.Fkv.
kp∫e£vanbpsS kwKoXw alXzhXvIcn°s∏´Xpw CXns‚ XpS¿®bn¬ a\ nem°mhp∂ ImcyamWv.
16. kh¿Æhpw kss{XWhpambn \n¿Æbn°s∏´ cmjv{SssNX\ysØbmWv B[p\nItZicmjv{Sw AXns‚ Iem]mcºcyambn hos≠
Sp°m≥ {ian®Xv. CXv apJyambpw ActßdnbXv D∂XIpePmXcmb kv{XoIfpsS icocØnepw imcocØnepw ¢m n°¬ \rØ˛kwKoX
]mcºcy߃ BteJ\w sNbvXpsIm≠mWv. {_m“Wkv{XoIƒ \rØw ]Tn°phm≥ ap∂n´ndßWsa∂v C. IrjvWø¿ Bhiys∏´Xns‚
{]IcWhpw CXmWv (Soneji 2010 : xxiv).
17. tZiobXbpsS hyhlmcafieØnectßdnb ]mcºcy\n¿ΩmWØns‚ anI® amXrIIfnsem∂mbn IY°ns‚ ¢mknIvhXvIcWsØ
ImWmw. DØc˛]q¿∆ `mcXØnse sshjvWhkaqlßfnepw Pbv]q¿, eJv\u, _\mdkv, apKƒ sIm´mcßfnepw thtcmSn∏S¿∂ Cu
\rØcq]w ¢mknIv ]Zhn ssIhcn®tXmsS ap…ow]q¿∆ C¥ybnse sslµht£{Xßfn¬\n∂v ]ndhnsbSpØ H∂mbn
hniZoIcn°s∏Sm≥ XpSßn. GImflIhpw sslµhhpamb \rØ]mcºcyambn IYIv ¢mknIv cq]am¿÷n®p. AtXmsSm∏w IY°n\pw
{hP]mcºcyØnse cmkeoebv°pw XΩn¬ KmVamb _‘w Btcm]n°s∏SpIbpw sNbvXp (Kothari 1988: 17).
18. sImtfmWnb¬ B[p\nIXbpsS hyhlmcafiew C¥y≥ tZiobXbv°v khntijamb Hcp B≤ymflnI aqeyw {]Zm\w sNbvXncp∂p.
kzm[nImcØns‚bpw kzbw]cym]vXXbptSXpamb Cu A¥cnIafiew A[n\nthiØm¬ If¶s∏SmØXpw CSapdnbmØXpamb
H∂mbmWv hnebncpØs∏´Xv. ¢m n°¬ IeIfpw kmlnXyhpw Cu B¥ctemIØns‚ BhnjvImc{]Imcßfmbpw hniZoIcn°s∏´p
(Chatterjee 1996: 12). Aßs\ ¢m n°¬ Iem]mcºcyØns‚ hos≠Sp∏v A[ymflØn¬ ASnbpd® tZiob]mcºcyØns‚ Xs∂
hos≠Sp∏mbnØo¿∂p.
19. kZncns‚bpw a‰pw AIºSnbmbn D]tbmKn°s∏´ncp∂ hmZyhrµhpw H∏w B \rØcq]hpamWv Nn∂tafw. arZwKw, Xmfw, apJhoW
F∂nhbmWv CXn\p]tbmKn°s∏´ncp∂ hmtZym]IcW߃. ]nev°meØv ¢mc\‰pw ChtbmsSm∏w Dƒs∏´pXpSßn. D’hm
tLmjßfpsS `mKambpw A√msXbpw \S°p∂ tLmjbm{XIfn¬ D]tbmKn°s∏´ hmZyhrµamWv s]cnbtafw F∂dnbs∏Sp∂Xv.
\mKkzcw, XIn¬, Xmfw, H´phmZyw F∂nhbmWv CXnep]tbmKn°s∏´ncp∂ hmZy߃.
20. C. IrjvWø¿ `cX\mSyØns‚ Hcp amXrIm]mTØn\v cq]w \¬IpIbpw AXns‚ tkmtZmlmcW{]`mjW߃ (demonstrations) a{Zmkv
Dƒs∏sSbp≈ \Kcßfn¬ \SØpIbpw sNbvXncp∂p (O'shea 2010:298).
21. ""NXp¿∆n[m {]hrØnkvXp
t{]m‡m \mSy{]tbm‡r`nx
Bh¥o Zm£nWmXy N
]m©meo sNu{UamK[o''
(\mSyimkv{Xw 14 : 33)
(\mSyhrØnsb Bh¥n, Zm£nWmXyw, ]m©men, Hu{UamK[n F∂nßs\ tZit`Zw ap≥\n¿Øn \membn Xncn°p∂p \mSyimkv{Xw.
Z£nWmXy¿°v \rØw, kwKoXw, hmZyw Ch A[nIap≠mIpsa∂pw AwKm`n\bw efnXhpw a[pchpambncn°psa∂pw \n¿t±in°p∂p).
22. km{amPyXz Ncn{Xhn⁄m\obw (Imperiologist hsitoriograpgy) P∑w\¬Inb ap…ow C¥y, C…manI A[n\nthiw XpSßnb Bib߃
tZiobmht_m[Øn¬ F{XtØmfw BgØn¬ CSw]nSn®p F∂Xns‚ DZmlcWamWv CØcw hniZoIcW߃. C. IrjWøcpsS
hnhcWw apX¬ C‚¿s\‰nse kzX{¥ hnhctiJcamb hn°n]oUnb `cX\mSysØ°pdn®v \¬Ip∂ hnhcWØn¬ hsc CXv XpScp∂p.
Hcp`mKØv Zm£nWmXyw F∂v \mSyimkv{Xw hnhcn°p∂ \rØcq]Øn¬ `cX\mSyØns‚ thcpIƒ Is≠Øm≥ {iaw \S°ptºmƒ
Xs∂bmWv adp`mKØv AJne`mcXobamb \rØcq]w BZnImew apXte ChnsS \ne\n∂ncp∂psh∂pw hntZi B{IaWw AXns\
C√mXm°pIbmWv sNbvXXv F∂pw hmZn°s∏Sp∂Xv. F√m h¿Øam\ ]cm[o\XIƒ°pw ImcWambn C…mans\bpw ap…nans\bpw
{]XnjvTn°pI F∂ bp‡n tZiobm[p\nIXbpsS At_m[ambn XpScp∂Xns‚ ASbmfamWnXv.
23. "Bharatanatya was still in the hands of exponents of old professional class with all its possible and lurking dangers pointed out by social reformers. The
efforts of the present writer were turned towards steadility taking it out of their hands and introducing it among cultured family women of respectable
class" (Krishna Iyer cited in Soneji 2010 : xxiv).
24. `cXap\nbpsS \mSyimkv{XsØbpw A`n\hKp]vX≥ AXn\v ]Xns\m∂mw \q‰m≠n¬ Na® hymJym\tØbpw `cX\mSyØns‚
kmt¶XnIkzcq]Øn¬ Dƒt®¿ØpsIm≠mWv Ccp]Xmw iXIØns‚ XpS°Øn¬ kZncns‚ "A[x]X\sØ' adnIS°m≥
]cnjvI¿Øm°ƒ {ian®Xv. (Chakravorthy 1998 : 107)).
25. ‘\¿ØIn’ (Dancing Girl) F∂t]cn¬ Adnbs∏Sp∂ lc∏≥ inev]w bYm¿∞Øn¬ GsX¶nepsamcp \rØ\nesb (posture) {]Xn\n[m\w
sNøp∂XmtWm F∂ Imcyw hfsctbsd kwiIcamWv. lc∏≥ tI{µßfnsem∂n¬ \n∂v e`n® \·bmb Hcp s]¨Ip´nbpsS
inev]amWv Dancing Girl F∂v Adnbs∏Sp∂Xv. hkvXpXm]camb hnhcWw F∂Xnep]cn Be¶mcnI \maIcWw F∂\nebnte AXns\
]cnKWnt°≠q. sjdo≥ cXv\mIsct∏mep≈ ]pcmhn⁄m\ob hnZKv[¿ IqSpX¬ hn]peamb Hcp inev]hyqlØns‚ `mKambncn°Ww
CXv F∂v IcpXp∂p≠v. kam\cq]ap≈ as‰mcp inev]Øn\v Ugly Sister F∂mWv Ah¿ t]cn´ncn°p∂Xv F∂Xpw ChnsS
Hm¿Ωnt°≠XmWv. (Ratnagar 2002:81-84).
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26. \rØÿm\ßsf inev]cq]ßfnemhnjv°cn°p∂ t£{X߃ C¥ybnepS\ofap≠v. F¶nepw X©mhqcnepw NnZw_cØpw Cu
k{ºZmbw ]caImjvTbnseØp∂p F∂p]dbmw. \mSyimkv{Xw \memw A≤ymbØn¬ {]Xn]mZn°p∂ IcW߃ apgph≥ ChnsS
inev]cq]Øn¬ Bhnjv°cn°s∏´ncn°p∂p.
27. kZncn¬\n∂pw `cX\mSyØnte°p≈ ]cnh¿Ø\sØ°pdn°p∂Xn\v ]p\cp÷oh\w (revival) F∂ ]ZamWv km[mcWbmbn D]tbm
Kn®phcp∂Xv. F∂m¬ CXv XnI®pw A]cym]vXamb Hcp hnhcWamsW∂v ]e \rØIem\ncq]Icpw Nq≠n°m´nbn´p≠v.
]p\cp÷oh\Øn\∏pdw AXv \S\{IasØbpw kmlnXy˛Km\tiJcsØbpw BIam\w ]pXp°n∏WnX ]p\¿\n¿ΩmWhpw (re-
construction) `cX\mSywF∂ ]p\¿\maIcWhpw (re-naming) ]mcºcyLSIßsf ]pXpXmbn hn\ykn°p∂ ]p\xÿm]\hpw (re-
storation) sIm´mc˛t£{X thZnbn¬\n∂v B[p\nIcwKthZnbnte°p≈ ]p\¿ÿm\\n¿Æb\hpw (re-situation) ]mcºcykaql
߃°p]Icw ]pXnb hn`mKßsf {]XnjvTn°p∂ ]p\cmhmkhpw (re-population) F√mw Dƒs∏´ AXnhn]peamb Hcp k¶o¿Æ
{]{Inbbmbncp∂psh∂v amXyp Ae≥ ]dbp∂p (Allen 2010:206).
28. ""Bflm\p`qXiwko
]ckw{ibh¿Æ\mhntijkvXp
hnhn[m{itbm ln `mtWm
hnt⁄bkvtXzIlmcy›''
(\mSyimkv{Xw 20:95)
F√mhcpsS `mKhpw HcmƒXs∂ A`n\nbn°p∂Xns\bmWv GIlmcyw F∂v \mSyimkv{Xw hnh£n°p∂Xv.
29. A`n\bZ¿∏WØn¬ afiet`Zßsf°pdn®v ]dbp∂XmWv A¿≤afiesØ°pdn®p≈ BZysØ {]mamWnI]cma¿iambn IcpXn
t∏mcp∂Xv. C¥y≥ \rØ]mcºcy߃s°√mw _m[Iamb ASnÿm\\nebmbn CXv ]cnKWn°s∏Sp∂p. Acafiew F∂pw
D°cafien F∂psa√mw ]cma¿in°s∏´pt]m∂ Cu \ne I]nehm’ymb\s‚bpw a‰pw ]n¬°me hniZoIcWßfn¬
km¿∆euInI\rØ`mjbpsS B[mcamIm≥t]m∂ a´n¬ PmayXob kw⁄mhenIfnte°v ]cmh¿Ø\w sNøs∏Sp∂p≠v:
“(In) the arthamandali position, the feet are sideways and kness also bend sideways..... The entitre movement pattern is built from the first movement in
which the feet are turned sideways, the knees are bent and the arms either extended out or placed firmly on the waist. In terms of geometrical design the
dancer is trying to achieve a series of triangles. The line joining the two shoulders may be conceived as the base of one triangle and the waist as the
imaginery apex of the inverted triangle. From this apex a second triangle is conceived with the thighs as the two sides and the line joining the two knees
as the base of this triangle. The third triangle is formed by the space covered by the two calves and the line joining two knees. The arms reinforce this by
forming other triangles on either side - the extended arm forming one side of the triangle and the line joiningh the hand to the knee suggesting the second
side.” (1992:25)
A¿≤afien°v ]Sn™md≥ ¢m n°¬ _msebnse demiplie˛t\mSv kam\X Iev]n®psIm≠v I]nemhm’ymb\≥ Cu \nesb
km¿∆euInI \rØ`mjbpsS ASnÿm\ambpw hn`mh\w sNøp∂p≠v. (1992:26)
30. "It is true that the solo dance was only one of the many classical forms prevalent in South India; it is also true that the solo dance was at best a part of the
Bhagavatamela Natakams of the region. How ever it would not be incorrect to say that the ekaharya laysa of the Natyasastra was a distinct form and the
solo Bharathanatyam is a direct descendant of this form. Whether the dancer was the devadasi of the temple or the court dancer of the maratha kings of
Tangore, her techinic followed strictly the patterns which has been used for ages. The only difference between the temple dancers and the court dancers
seems to have one of attitude" (Vatsyayan 1992: 22-3).
31. 1866˛\pw 1888˛\pw CSbv°p≈, c≠v ]Xn‰m≠ne[nIw hcp∂ Imebfhn\nSbn¬ {^m≥kv, Cw•≠v, P¿a\n F∂nhSßfnse
]uckvXyhn⁄m\nIfmb ]finX∑mcmWv \mSyimkv{XØns‚ iIe߃ ]ebnSßfn¬ \n∂mbn Is≠ØnØpSßnbXv. 1894˛¬
]fin‰v Imin\mY ]mfipcwK ]qc_v, ]fin‰v inhZØ F∂nh¿ tN¿∂v \mSyimkv{XØns‚ h¿Øam\]mTw {]kn≤oIcn®p. CXn\p
]n∂mse C¥ybnse \rØmhnjvImcßsfsb√mw \mSyimkv{Xhpambn IÆntN¿°p∂Xn\pw AJne`mcXobamb Hcp \mSy{]tbmK
Øns‚ Ncn{Xw \n¿Ωns®Sp°p∂Xn\pap≈ {ia߃ h≥tXmXn¬ Actßdn. tZiobXbpsS hn]pehyhlmcßfnte°v
{]mtZinImhnjvImcßsf kzmwioIcn°m≥ t]m∂ ]mTcq]w F∂ \nebn¬ \mSyimkv{Xw tZiob]mcºcyØns‚ amXrIm]mT
ambnØocpIbpw sNbvXp.
32. `cX\mSy°t®cnbpsS `mKamb i_vZw (Aemcn∏v, PXnkzcw, i_vZw, h¿Æw, ]Zw, Xn√m\, t«mIw F∂nßs\ Ggv LSIßfmWv
Ct∏mƒ `cX\mSyØns‚ AhXcW{IaØnep≈Xv) {]mYanIambpw tZhh¿Æ\bmWv. CXv IqSpX¬ cXn`mham¿÷n®v cmP˛{]`ph¿Æ
\bmbpw amdmw. CØcØn¬ a\pjy{]Io¿Ø\ambn amdm≥ Ignbp∂XpsIm≠v ap…nw sIm´mcßfn¬ CSw In´nb C\ambn CXv
amdnØo¿∂p. Cu CSw ]n∂oSv CXns‚ kwKoX{]tbmKØn\v hgnXpd∂Xmbpw kqNn∏n°s∏Sp∂p (Lynton 1995:10).
33. PmhfnIfpsS kwKoXinev]Øns‚ Dev]Ønsb°pdn®v c≠v {]_eamb BJym\߃ \nehnep≠v. BZytØXv A\pkcn®v ]sØmºXmw
iXIØn¬ ssakq¿ sIm´mcØnemWv CXns‚ ]ndhn. ssakq¿ cmPm°∑mcmbncp∂ IrjvWcmP˛NmacmP shmUbm¿amcpsS
]cnc£WØn\p Iogn¬ X©mhq¿ \m¬hcnsemcmfmb Nn∂øbmWv Cu Km\߃ Nn´s∏SpØnbXt{X. as‰mcp hniZoIcWap≈Xv
kzmXnXncp\mfns‚ ImeØv XncphnXmwIq¿ sIm´mcØn¬ Nn∂øbpsS CfbktlmZc\mb hSnthephmWv PmhfnIƒ Nn´s∏SpØnbXv
F∂mWv. ssakq¿ sIm´mcØnse c≠v lkvXenJnXßsf ap≥\n¿Øn, BZytØXmWv IqSpX¬ hnizk\obw F∂v \rØNcn{X]
TnXm°ƒ IcpXp∂p≠v (Soneji 2910 b : 89).
34. tUm. apØpe£van sdÕnbpsS ]nXmhv Hcp {_m“W\pw amXmhv tZhZmknhn`mKØn¬s]´hcpw Bbncp∂p F∂mWv `cX\mSy
KthjI\mb AarXv {io\nhmk≥ ]dbp∂Xv. F∂m¬ apØpe£vansdÕnbpsS PohNcn{XImc\mb sP. \cknwl≥ AhcpsS amXmhv
{_m“Wkv{Xo Bbncp∂p F∂v hy‡am°p∂p≠v.
35. djy≥ _mse \¿ØInbmb A∂m]mhvtemhbpsS (1881˛1931)temI]cyS\w _msebpsS B[p\nIoIcWØnepw ]p\cp÷oh\Ønepw
\n¿ÆmbI]¶mWv hln®Xv. antj¬ t^mIn≥ (Michel Fokin) kwhn[m\w \n¿∆ln® Dying Swan t]mep≈ GImwK\rØ߃
A[p\nIamb emhWymflIXbnte°p≈ _msebpsS IS∂phchmbn ]cnKWn°s∏Sp∂p≠v. \rØØns‚ A°mZanI\nbaßsf
Imcyambn ]cnKWn°mXncn°pIbpw A\\ykm[mcWamb \rØ]mShw {]ISn∏n°pIbbpw sNbvXp Ah¿. Hc¿∞Øn¬ B[p\nIamb
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 hy‡nKXm\p`qXnsb ¢m n°¬ _msebnte°v B\bn°pIbmbncp∂p A∂m ]mhvtemh. 1928˛¬ A∂m]mhvtemhsb ]cnNbs∏´
cp‹nWntZhn e≠\n¬h®v ¢ntbm t\m¿Zn (Cleo Nordi) bpsS Iognepw djy≥ _mse A`ykn°p∂p≠v. ]n∂oSv 1934˛35 ¬ X©mhq¿
\m¬hcn¬ {][m\nbmb Nn∂øbpsS ]n≥Xeapd°mc\mb ]¥\√q¿ ao\m£nkpµcw]n≈bn¬ \n∂v `cX\mSyØnepw Ah¿ ]cnioe\w
t\Sn (Soneji 2010 : xxix).
36. {]mNo\{Kokns‚ \rØkwkvImcØns‚ ]p\xkrjvSnbmbncp∂p CktUmd U¶s‚ (1877˛1927) BZ¿ihpw kz]v\hpw. \rØw Bflm
hns‚ A\p`qXnIfpsS {]Imi\ambncn°Ww F∂v IcpXnbncp∂ Ah¿ ]Sn™md≥ _msesb Bflobambn iq\yamb A`ymk{]IS\
ambmWv I≠Xv. {]IrXnbpsS XmfsØ DSeneqsS {]Imin∏n°p∂ ss\k¿§nI\rØambn Ah¿ Xs‚ \rØ{]tbmKsØ hnIkn∏ns®
SpØp. Hc¿∞Øn¬ ]Sn™md≥ \rØØns‚ ¢m n°¬ {]amW`{ZXbvs°Xnsc, sshb‡nIm\p`qXnbpsS Imev]\nIthKßsf
{]XnjvTn°m\mWv CktUmd U¶≥ {ian®Xv. Xs‚ \rØmhnjvImcßfn¬ CXv hnPbIcambn \ndth‰m≥ Ah¿°v Ign™psh¶nepw,
Hcp \rØhnZymebw ÿm]n®v Cu coXn°v XpS¿®bpw imizXXzhpw \¬Im\p≈ {ia߃ ]cmPbs∏SpIbmWp≠mbXv.
37. 1924˛¬ Xntbmk^n°¬ skmssk‰nbpw B\n_k‚pw tN¿∂v "temIamXmhv' (World Mother) F∂ ]Zhn Nm¿Øns°mSpØXns\
ØpS¿∂mWv cp‹nWo Acptfi¬ "tZhn' F∂v t]cnt\msSm∏w ÿncambn D]tbmKn®pXpSßnbXv.
38. `cX\mSyw F∂t]cns‚ ]nXrXzw hn. cmLh\n¬ Btcm]n°s∏Smdps≠¶nepw Cu \maIcWw hnjaw]nSn® Hcp {]iv\amWv.
]pcµcZmks‚ Io¿Ø\ßfnsem∂n¬ Z£ntW¥y≥ \rØsØ `cX\mSyw F∂v ]cma¿in°p∂Xns\ ap≥\n¿Øn ]Xn\©mwiXIw
apX¬t° `cX\mSyw \ne\n¬°p∂Xmbn hmZn°s∏Sp∂p≠v. ]n∂oSv L\w IrjvWøcptSbpw kp{_“Wy`mcXnbptSbpw cN\Ifnepw
Cu ]Zw CSw t\Snbn´p≠v. hn. cmLh\√ C. IrjvWøcmWv `cX\mSyw F∂t]cv ]pXnb \rØ]mTØn\v \¬InbsX∂pw hmZap≠v.
GXmbmepw 1930 Ifn¬ ]gb kZncm´Øns‚ ]cnjvIrXcq]w `cX\mSyw F∂v hnfn°s∏´pXpSßn F∂Xv X¿°clnXamWv. 1805˛¬
cmLhømNmcn {]kn≤oIcn® teJ\Øn¬ Cu t]cv ImWmw.
]sØmºXmw iXIØns‚ {]mcw`Zibn¬ `cX\mSyØns‚ AhXcW{Iaw F¥mbncp∂p F∂Xns\°pdn®v cmLhøNmcnbpsS teJ\w
(A short account of the Dancing Girls, treating concisely on the general principles of Dancing and Singing, with translations of two Hindo Songs' (Soneji
(ed.) 2010: 3-12).) kqN\ \¬Ip∂p≠v. ‘taf{]m]vXn’ (Xmf{][m\amb BapJw) ‘tXmSbawKfw’ (cmas\ {]Io¿Øn°p∂ ‘Pb Pm\In
cma’ F∂ kvXpXn), X©mhqcnse cmPmhmb ]m¿∞n]knwls\ kvXpXn°p∂ "kemw Zcphp' (Hymn of Salam) F∂o BapJ`mK߃°v
]n∂msebmWv A`n\b{][m\amb ‘]Zw’, ‘h¿Æw’, ‘Io¿Ø\w’ F∂nh hcp∂Xv. B{‘bpsS XoctZisØ Nne kapZmb߃
\rØmhXcWØn\v Cu {Iaw Ct∏mgpw ]n¥pScp∂Xmbn Zthjv skmt\PnbpsS ]T\Øn¬ ]dbp∂p≠v. (Soneji 2008 : 238-312).
39. C. IrjvWøcpsS {ia^eambn 1931 am¿®v 15˛\mWv ]n.sI. PohcXv\w, ]n.sI. cmPe£van F∂nh¿ tN¿∂v a{Zmkv ayqkn°v A°mZanbn¬
`cX\mSyw BZyambn AhXcn∏n®Xv. CtXØpS¿∂p≠mb AhXcWßfnsem∂mWv cp‹nWotZhn I≠Xv. ]n.sI. cmPcXv\w, Fw.Un.
Kucn F∂nhcmbncp∂p A∂v Acßn¬.
40. B[nImcnIamb `mcXob`qXImeØns‚ Is≠Øen\v kam\amb kw`hw Xs∂bmWv B[nImcnIamb \mSy]mcºcyØns‚bpw
\rØcq]Øns‚bpw Is≠ØepIfpw (Chakravorthy 1998: 109).
41. cp‹nWntZhn cq]Iev ] \sNbv X hkv { XamWv Ct∏mgpw Npcp°w t`ZKXnItfmsS `cX\mSyØn\v D]tbmKn®phcp∂Xv .
(Soneji 2010 : xxx).
42. `cX\mSysØ ‘imkv{Xobamb’ cwKIebm°n hnIkn∏ns®Sp°pIsb∂Xv AXns‚ \hoIcW kwcw`ßfpsS XmXv]cyßfnsem
∂mbncp∂p. CXns‚ `mKambn _mseIƒ°v D]tbmKs∏SpØnh∂ teJ\ k{ºZmbw (labo notation) kzoIcn®vv `cX\mSyw Nn´s∏SpØm≥
Ccp]Xmw iXIØns‚ ]IpXntbmsS {iaw \S∂p. ]n∂oSv {]ikvX\¿ØInbmb ]flmkp{_“Wyw `cX\mSyØn\v X\Xmb Hcp
teJ\k{ºZmbw cq]s∏SpØphm\p≈ {iaw \SØpIbpw sNbvXp (Lynton 1995: 9).
43. Cu ]cn{iaØns‚ `mKambn X߃ ssIs°m≠ coXnIsf°pdn®v AhcpsS kwLmwKamb Fkv. imcZ ]dbp∂p :
"Three verses in praise of Nritya Ganapathi, Natarajan and Ambal were usually recited by a few of us from behind the curtains, before Rukmini Devi's
performances were started. At times Rukmini Devi also joined in the recitation. This paved the way for sanctifying atmosphere while the dancer created
later" (cited in Lynton 1995:25).
44. "People have Nataraja on the stage because I started it. People copy what I do. Dance is a form of worship. Why not have Nataraja? I am a person with
devotion and a religious person. It is not just there as a decoration" - Rukmini Devi Arundale (cited in Gaston 2010 : 279).
45. `cX\mSyw C¥y≥ kaqlØn¬ ssIhcn® CSw ]m›mXy\mSpIfn¬ _mte°v ssIh∂ ]Zhn°v kam\amsW∂v Nne \rØNcn{X
]TnXm°ƒ ]dbp∂p≠v. c≠pw as‰mcp ImeØns‚ AhinjvScq]ßfn¬\n∂v Is≠Sp°s∏´ "¢mknIv' cq]ßfmWv; \mtSmSn°eI
fn¬\n∂pw hyXykvXambn c≠ns\bpw hnebncpØp∂Xn\v kp\n›nXam\Zfi߃ D≠v; c≠ns‚bpw BkzmZ\Øn\v kmt¶XnI
]cn⁄m\w BhiyamWv; kaqlØnse A`nPmX˛Ipeo\ hn`mKßfpsS c£mI¿XrXzØn\v IognemWv Ccpcq]ßfpw \ne\n∂Xv;
c≠pw It®cnthZnIfnemWv (concert stage) Actßdnt∏m∂Xv; c≠nSØpw \¿ØInIƒ°v {]Xn^ew e`n°p∂p≠v; Zo¿Lamb
]cnioe\Øn\v tijamWv \¿ØInIƒ/\¿ØI¿ AcßnseØpI F∂nßs\ \nch[n kmZriy߃ `cX\mSyØn\pw _msebv°pw
XΩnep≠v. F∂m¬ `cX\mSyØns‚ ]q¿∆]mcºcyØn\p≈ aXmflIam\w _msebn¬ H´pwXs∂bn√. ]mcºcy \¿ØInIfm¬
]cn]men°s∏´ Hcp `qXImehpw AXn\n√. (Gaston 2010 : 273-74).
46. `cX\mSyØns‚ h¿Øam\PohnXw kZncns‚ ImeØp\n∂pw, 1940˛50 Ifnse \hoIcWL´ßfn¬ \n∂psa√mw `n∂ambn IqSpX¬
IqSpX¬ A\pjvTm\]cambnØocp∂ps≠∂ hna¿i\w Ct∏mƒ {]_eamWv. `cX\mSyØns‚ {]mNo\Xbpw ]mcºcyalnabpw
Dd∏ns®Sp°p∂Xn\pth≠n AXnse aXmflILSI߃°v IqSpX¬ Du∂¬ \¬Ip∂ coXn Ct∏mƒ hym]IamWv. sIm´mcØnepw
{]`paµncßfnepw t£{Xßfnepambn \ne\n∂ kZncns‚ cwKPohnXw aX]csa∂Xnt\°mƒ aX\nct]£ambncp∂p. F∂m¬
1940˛Ifnse \hoIcWw Cu aX\nct]£ ]mcºcysØ H´msI XakvIcn®v, t£{XtI{µnXhpw aXmflIhpamb GIam\Ønte°v
`cX\mSysØ kw{Kln°pIbp≠mbn. ]n¬°me\rØthZnbmIs´ Cu aXmflIam\Øns‚ ZrVoIcWØn\mWv hgnh®Xpw (Gaston
2010 : 276).
47. 1930˛50 Imebfhnse `cX\mSy]p\cp÷oh\Øns‚ tI{µÿm\Øv \nesIm≠ncp∂t∏mgpw _mekckzXnbpsSbpw cpKvanWotZhn
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 bpsSbpw PohnXw Hs´ms° sshcp≤y]q¿Æambncp∂p. tZhZmkn ]mcºcyap≈ IpSpw_ØnemWv _mekckzXnbpsS P\\sa¶n¬
cpKvanWotZhn {_mlvaWIpSpw_ØnemWv P\n®Xv. 1925 ¬ Ggp hb p am{Xw {]mbap≈t∏mƒ, AcßnseØnb _mekckzXn 1984
¬ 66˛mw hb phsc AhnsS XpS¿∂p. cp‹nWotZhnbmIs´ Xs‚ ap∏Ønsbm∂mw hb nemWv AcßnseØnbXv; 1935 ¬. 1950˛¬
U¬lnbnse AhXcWtØmsS Ah¿ cwKthZnbn¬ \n∂v ]n≥hmßpIbpw sNbvXp.
48. “Sringara stands supreme in the range of emotions. No other emotion is better capable of reflecting the mystic union of human with divine. I say this with
deep personal experience of dancing to many great devotional songs which have had no element of sringara in them. Devotional songs are of course
necessary. However sringara is cardinal emotion.” (Balasaraswathi 1991:24).
49. "The flesh which is considered to an enemy of the spirit, having been made a vehicle of the divine in the discipline of the dance and Sringara, which is
considered to be the greatest obstacle to spiritual realisation, has itself, we shall realise, become an instrument uniting the dancer with divinity"
(Balasaraswathi 2010 : 200).
50. "As far as I know, Bharata Natyam is Bhakthi. Tamil is Bhakthi. I believe, therefore, that Bhakthi and Tamil are part of the same tradition" (Balasaraswathi
2010 :197).
51. “I had definitely decided that the dance were essentially spiritual and I could not accept that which had gone away from the true spirit of Bharathanatyam”
Rukmini Devi (Cited in Gaston 1996 : 108).
52. “I learnt fully in the traditional way and with great love for the pure and traditional Bharathanatyam. I must say that I could not accept all I found. We are
very anxious to follow the traditional way, but within the tradition there are elements that are not permanent beauty, as well as those that have to be
discarded”. - Rukmini Devi (ibid).
53. Cu \ne]mSv aqew ]e kaImenIcmb \¿ØIcpambn cp‹nWotZhn A`n{]mb`n∂XbnemhpIbpw sNbvXp. cmPym¥c{]ikvXn t\Snb
cmwtKm]mens‚ Blmcyw Ah¿°v kzoImcyambncp∂n√. cmwtKm]m¬ CtX°pdn®v ]d™ A`n{]mbw IuXpIIcamWv :
“ I am going to follow the bonzes in the temple. I have a beautiful figure. Rukmini Devi used to say, ‘where did you get the idea of dancing naked ?’ and
I would say ‘where did you get the idea of going inside the temple with your eyes closed ?’ Look at the those bronzes. Siva is almost naked.” (ibid, 176).
54. cp‹nWotZhnbpsS \nebnes√¶nepw (Ah¿ BZyw Hcp tZiobhmZnbpw ]n∂mse am{Xw \¿ØInbpambncps∂∂v lmcnb‰v en‚¨)
A¥mcmjv{S {]ikvXn ssIhcn® \¿ØInbmbncp∂p _mekckzXnbpw. _mekckzXnbpsS t]cn¬ temI{]ikvXamb Atacn°≥
\rtØm’hØn¬ (Americn Dance Festival) Hcp ]pckvImcw Xs∂ G¿s∏SpØnbn´p≠v.
55. “ The nritta part is utterly breft of sensual movements......... With god as the centre, all those (erotic) emotions and feelings are also divinized (sic) and
elevated from the level of sensual to that of the spiritual” (Balasraswathi 1993:38).

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DZbIpam¿, 1994, 'kvacW, BflIYmJym\w, kv{Xo: h¿j߃°papºv˛s\ Bkv]Zam°nb Nn¥Iƒ', C.hn. cmaIrjvW≥ (FUn.),
kv{Xo, kzXzw, kaqlw: am[hn°p´n ]T\߃, tImgnt°mSv, ]q¿Æ ]ªnt°j≥kv.

tZhnI sP., 2010, Ipekv{Xobpw N¥s∏Æpw D≠mbsXßs\? Xncph\¥]pcw sk‚¿ t^m¿ sUhe]vsa‚ v ÃUokv.
\mcmbW]njmcSn, sI.]n. (hnh:), 1981, `cXap\nbpsS \mSyimkv{Xw, Xr»q¿, tIcf kmlnXy A°mZan.
_meIrjvW]n≈, tIkcn, 1984, "\S\Ie', hnPb≥ Fw.F≥. (FUn.) tIkcnbpsS kmlnXyhna¿i\߃, tIm´bw, kmlnXy{]h¿ØI
klIcWkwLw.
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