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The Concepts of Anukarana, Anukirtana and Anudarshana in Abhinavagupta's Theory of AestheticsLibrary Artifacts
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Distinguished filmmaker Kumar Shahani and eminent poet Udayan Vajpeyi present a remarkable paper that is equally discourse and dialogue on their idea of the development of rasa. Both nuanced and penetrating, this essay at once unfolds and foregrounds a hoary aesthetic practice as interpreted by…
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The rapture of translating into contemporary English the sacred songs of 8th-century girl mystic Andal is narrated as a passionate enquiry into the unfolding wonders and complexities of an earlier artistic and equally rigorous tradition—that of Sangam (2nd century BCE—4th century CE) Tamil…
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In this thought-provoking essay Prof. H.S. Shivaprakash posits the possible limits of rasa aesthetics by brilliantly analysing its realms of influence and mode of transforming meaning, particularly in theatre. The scholar-teacher-translator writes, ‘…the way rasa gets transformed through…
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The incredible diversity of cultural practice and the bewildering plurality of aesthetic style and sensibility across South Asia might presuppose an indecipherable state of ongoing chaos. But there is, possibly, an invisible thread, an intangible pattern and purpose running through it.
Through its…
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The article is a study of the concepts of Anukarana, Anukirtana and Anudarshana in Abhinavagupta's theory of aesthetics, based on his study of Bharata's Natyashastra.
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