HISTORY QUESTIONS (21)

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 GI TAG PAINTINGS
• Mysore Traditional Paintings

• Madhubani Painting

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 CLASSICAL DANCES
• The five classical dances of India are considered to be the mystic
manifestation of the metaphysical elements of nature (Panchatatva) in the
human body. These include
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• Kathakali (element of sky or ether).
• According to Ministry of Culture there are 9 classical dances - it includes
Chhau as a classical form of dance, whereas Sangeet Natak Akademi
excludes it.
 Earliest Historical
References
• Excavations have brought to light a bronze statuette from
Mohenjodaro and a broken torso from Harappa (dating back to
2500-1500 B.C.E.) These are suggestive of dance poses. The
latter has been identified as the precursor of the Nataraja pose
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and music. It is generally accepted that the date of the work is
between the 2nd century B.C.E- 2nd century
C.E.The Natyashastra is also known as the fifth veda.
According to the author, he has evolved this veda by taking words
from the Rigveda, music from the Samaveda, gestures from
the Yajurveda and emotions from the Atharvaveda.
 Elements in dance
• As per the ancient treatises, dance is considered as having
three aspects: natya, nritya and nritta.

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• Nritya is essentially expressional, performed specifically to

convey the meaning of a theme or idea. 

• Nritta on the other hand, is pure dance where body

movements do not express any mood (bhava), nor do they
convey any meaning. 
 Styles of Dancing
• An ancient classification followed in all styles is
of Tandava and Lasya. 

• Tandava the masculine, is heroic bold and vigorous. 

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speech and aharya, costume and adornment;
and satvika, moods and emotions.
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