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Dances of India With an Appendix on Indian Music

Author: Ragini Devi

Keywords: Dance, Indian Dance, Music, Indian Music, Hindu Dance, Devadasis, Kathakali, Chau, Kathak, Nritya Hastas, Hand Gestures, Theatre

Publisher: Indological Book House, Delhi

Description: It is a revised and enlarged edition of the author’s earlier work Nritanjali: An Introduction to Hindu Dancing. Here, she deals with the ideals of the Hindu classical dance and with the living manifestations of Indian art with chapters on the spirit of Hindu art, the discipline of the theatre, various dance forms, their symbolism, the devadasi dance, Kathakali, Chau, Kathak, etc. The author herself was a recognised expert in dance. The appendix has her article on the fundamentals of Indian Music that provides the latest research. The book is illustrated with fifty Nritya Hastas or hand poses.

Source: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Type: E-Book

Received From: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Ragini Devi
dc.date.accessioned 2019-10-21T08:44:56Z
dc.date.available 2019-10-21T08:44:56Z
dc.description It is a revised and enlarged edition of the author’s earlier work Nritanjali: An Introduction to Hindu Dancing. Here, she deals with the ideals of the Hindu classical dance and with the living manifestations of Indian art with chapters on the spirit of Hindu art, the discipline of the theatre, various dance forms, their symbolism, the devadasi dance, Kathakali, Chau, Kathak, etc. The author herself was a recognised expert in dance. The appendix has her article on the fundamentals of Indian Music that provides the latest research. The book is illustrated with fifty Nritya Hastas or hand poses.
dc.source Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
dc.format.extent vi, 87 p.; ill.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Indological Book House, Delhi
dc.subject Dance, Indian Dance, Music, Indian Music, Hindu Dance, Devadasis, Kathakali, Chau, Kathak, Nritya Hastas, Hand Gestures, Theatre
dc.type E-Book
dc.date.copyright 1984
dc.identifier.accessionnumber 562
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Ragini Devi
dc.date.accessioned 2019-10-21T08:44:56Z
dc.date.available 2019-10-21T08:44:56Z
dc.description It is a revised and enlarged edition of the author’s earlier work Nritanjali: An Introduction to Hindu Dancing. Here, she deals with the ideals of the Hindu classical dance and with the living manifestations of Indian art with chapters on the spirit of Hindu art, the discipline of the theatre, various dance forms, their symbolism, the devadasi dance, Kathakali, Chau, Kathak, etc. The author herself was a recognised expert in dance. The appendix has her article on the fundamentals of Indian Music that provides the latest research. The book is illustrated with fifty Nritya Hastas or hand poses.
dc.source Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
dc.format.extent vi, 87 p.; ill.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Indological Book House, Delhi
dc.subject Dance, Indian Dance, Music, Indian Music, Hindu Dance, Devadasis, Kathakali, Chau, Kathak, Nritya Hastas, Hand Gestures, Theatre
dc.type E-Book
dc.date.copyright 1984
dc.identifier.accessionnumber 562
dc.format.medium text
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