Government of IndiaNataraja or narteshwara of gauda-banga
Author: Mukherjee, Mahua
Keywords: Bengali drama
Bengali literature
Issue Date: 2007
Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description: In Bengal Shiva (Hindu God) is looked upon as a great yogi, an exponent of various Shastras and adept at dance and music. Shiva is called Mahesvara, Bhupati, Bhutanath, Pashupati, etc. From literary, epigraphic, and living dance evidence available from Bengal's past, one thing stands out clearly-the image of the dancing Shiva is greatly fascinating the people of Bengal. This paper study confines its discussion on Nataraja, the Dancing Lord, known also as Narteshwara in Bengal, under the following heads: (a) Nataraja or Shiva in Bengal's literary tradition (b) Nataraja or Shiva's place in Bengal's folk-dance and cultural life. (c) Nataraja or Shiva's place in Bengal's sculpture and painting. (d) Nataraja in Bengal's prescriptive dance literature i.e.,shastra.
Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type: Article
Received From: Sangeet Natak Akademi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Mukherjee, Mahua |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Bengal |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-17T04:03:39Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-17T04:03:39Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 |
| dc.description.abstract | In Bengal Shiva (Hindu God) is looked upon as a great yogi, an exponent of various Shastras and adept at dance and music. Shiva is called Mahesvara, Bhupati, Bhutanath, Pashupati, etc. From literary, epigraphic, and living dance evidence available from Bengal's past, one thing stands out clearly-the image of the dancing Shiva is greatly fascinating the people of Bengal. This paper study confines its discussion on Nataraja, the Dancing Lord, known also as Narteshwara in Bengal, under the following heads: (a) Nataraja or Shiva in Bengal's literary tradition (b) Nataraja or Shiva's place in Bengal's folk-dance and cultural life. (c) Nataraja or Shiva's place in Bengal's sculpture and painting. (d) Nataraja in Bengal's prescriptive dance literature i.e.,shastra. |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 47-62 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Bengali drama Bengali literature |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 4 |
| dc.identifier.volumenumber | 41 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Mukherjee, Mahua |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Bengal |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-17T04:03:39Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-17T04:03:39Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 |
| dc.description.abstract | In Bengal Shiva (Hindu God) is looked upon as a great yogi, an exponent of various Shastras and adept at dance and music. Shiva is called Mahesvara, Bhupati, Bhutanath, Pashupati, etc. From literary, epigraphic, and living dance evidence available from Bengal's past, one thing stands out clearly-the image of the dancing Shiva is greatly fascinating the people of Bengal. This paper study confines its discussion on Nataraja, the Dancing Lord, known also as Narteshwara in Bengal, under the following heads: (a) Nataraja or Shiva in Bengal's literary tradition (b) Nataraja or Shiva's place in Bengal's folk-dance and cultural life. (c) Nataraja or Shiva's place in Bengal's sculpture and painting. (d) Nataraja in Bengal's prescriptive dance literature i.e.,shastra. |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 47-62 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Bengali drama Bengali literature |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 4 |
| dc.identifier.volumenumber | 41 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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