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 Books on Indian Music, Dance & Performing Arts

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Books on Indian Music, Dance & Performing Arts Published under our Imprint: Sri Satguru Publications

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1. Christianity in Indian Dance Forms/ Francis Peter Barboza, Rs. 300

ISBN: 81-7030-249-8, Series: Sri Garib das Oriental Series No. 114

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2. Companion to Indian Music and Dance/ S.C. Banerji, Rs. 275

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3. Dance Vocabulary of Classical India/ Mandakranta Bose, Rs. 450

ISBN: 81-7030-439-3, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 8

About the Author

Dr. Mandakranta Bose, who has specialized in the Sanskrit tradition of dramaturgy and dance, teaches Religious Studies and Women's Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada where she is Director of the Centre for India and South Asia Research. She is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, London. Some of her recent works include Speaking of Dance: The Indian Critique; Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India; The Dance Vocabulary of Classical India; and Movement and Mimesis: The Idea Dance in the Sanskritic Tradition.

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4. Encyclopaedia of Indian Music with Special Reference to Ragas, 3 Vols. Bound in one, Rs. 400

ISBN: 81-7030-007-X, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 3 

About the Book

Indian music, perhaps world's oldest, is full of beauties and mysteries. Unlike Western Music, Indian music is not written down. It is handed down orally from the teacher to his student, from the Guru to his Shishya. To the uninitated terms such as the raga, tala, laya, alap, are exotic Jargaon, Thumri or Bhajan or ghazal equally mysteries. So is the whole range of persuasion and striuged instruments. The three volume work on the theory of Indian Music seeks to unravel the mystery of the unique performing art. It initiates a method of discovery which the reader experiences almost unconsciously as he reads on. Precise notations of important ragas on the pattern of western written music have made musical exercise easy, clear and methodical. Debates and controversies which are essential for the development and flowering of fresh knowledge have been included. Bhatkhande's famous polemics over the interpretation of Ratnakara with Philharmonic Society is a part of the book. Also the suitability of Harmonium as an instrument of classical music is discussed. The concluding volume takes into account the universal notation and tuning for Kheyal instruments adopted by the Philharmonic Society. For anybody interested in performing listening and appreciating Indian Music, the volumes are indispensable source-books. The Wealth of information with practical lessons would delight any lover of music anywhere.

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5. Glossary of Natya Sastra/ Naresh Gupta, Rs. 40

ISBN: 81-7030-394-X, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 7

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6. Indian Music/Bh.A Pingle, Rs. 400

ISBN: 81-7030-193-9, Series: Raga-Nritya Series No. 1

About the Book

To depict Indian music as illustrative of the mind of the ancient Hindus of Puranic, Buddhistic, Sutra & Brahmanaa or Upranishadic periods, as well as of the Indian Muslims of a few centuries in the past, is the task which the present book takes up. The nomenclature used in this book is not pure Sanskrit, but the one in common use among the present musicians. The book is divided into eight chapters. Chapter one is on the History of India Music and the Theory of Music in general; Chapter two deals with the Theory and practice of Musical Sounds; Chapter three gives detals aout the Ragas and their formations; Chapter four deals with the Talas and their formations; Chaper fifth is about the Practical Hints on Indian Music; Chapter six in on a short history of the Musical scale; Chapter seven gives an account of Dancing. The last chapter is an overall summary of the present state of Indian music. A detailed index of the words and three charts on the Ragas have been included in the book for ready reference to the readers.

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7. Kuchipudi Bharatam of Kuchipudi Dance: South Indian Classical Dance Tradition/ K. Uma Rama Rao, Rs. 300

ISBN: 81-7030-291-9, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 5

About the Book

Kuchipudi dance is Andhra Pradesh's outstanding contribution toward enrichment of Indian culture. It is one of the classical dance traditions perfomed by male members of Brahmin families in Kuchipudi village, a cultural center in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. All classical dance traditions have their specialized terminologies and need them to make themselves understandable. The age old Kuchipudi dance tradition is oneo f them which needs proper projection in this regard. There are several studies on Indian Kuchipudi dance did not get much exposure as it should through publications. For the benefit of art lovers and students of dance, a humble effort has been made, to give glimpses of Kuchipudi Bharatam. The author have tried to introduce the basic classical dance technical terms in the presentation, but yet at the same time have simultaneously tried to outline the super-structure without extensive description.

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8. Nadagama- The first Sri Lankan Theatre/ M.H. Goonatileka, Rs. 300

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9. Natyasastra/ English Trans. by Board of Scholars, Rs. 500

ISBN: 81-7030-134-3, Series: Raga Nrtya Series No. 2

About the Book

The Natyasastra deals with the rules relating to theatrical performances, in fact to the science of stage. The science is intended as a guide alike to the poet and the player. The author of this work was Bharata, the sage. It is known as Sutra as it embodies principles set out in a very concise form. The present work consists of 36 chapters. Bharata divides the work broadly into four sections based on abhinayas or modes of conveyance of the theatrical pleasure, called rasa, is pure and differs from the pleasure we derive from the actual contract with the objects of the world which is always mingled with pain. These modes of abhinaya are four,.........

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10. Panorama of Indian Dances/ U.S. Krishna Rao, U.K. Chandrabhaga Devi, Rs. 900

ISBN: 81-7030-330-3, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 6

About the Book

This dancing has come down to us in two major forms. One of these is close to the nature and life, this form is called 'Tribal' or 'Folk'. The other form is 'Classical'. The 'Tribal' or 'Folk' dancing belong to the people as a whole, where as 'Classical' dancing is for the initiated and for displaying. Some of the topics discussed in the present book are: Birth of Arts and Development, Find Arts, Dance and ancient Hindu society, Indian Dance and Sculpture, Indian Dance and Painting, Indian dance and Music, Musical Instruments, Indian Dance and Literature, Indian Dance and Drama, Historical development of Indian classical Dances, Bharatanatya, Kathakali, Kathak, Manipuri, Kuchipudi, Bhagavata Mela, Odissi, Mohini Attam, Technical terms of Bharata Natya, Standing Poses, Qualities of a female Dancer, Qualities of a female Dancer, Tala and their classification, Psychology of Rhythm in Dance, Folk dances of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Bengal, Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Kashmir, Creation of Indian Art, Dances in Modern Times, Tradition and Innovation, Performing Arts in Twenty first Century, Conclusion and References. This book is virtually an encyclopaedia of Indian dances.

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11. Saman Chants- In Theory and Present Practice with an Audio Cassette/ G.H. Tarlekar, Rs. 400

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The Sanskrit Theatre and Stagecraft/E.W. Marasinghe. Delhi, Satguru, 1989, xxvi, 568 p., ISBN 81-7030-176-9. Rs.500

Contents: Introduction. 1. Natya - its meaning. 2. Dramatic shows in ancient India. 3. Actors, audience and critics. 4. The playhouse. 5. Dramatic preliminaries. 6. The music of the theatre. 7. Rasa and Abhinaya. 8. Characters. 9. Histrionic representation. 10. Theatrical technique. 11. Extraneous representation. 12. Vrtti or mood. 13. Types of drama. 14. Time of staging dramatic shows. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

"This is the most comprehensive study done in recent years on the stagecraft of the ancient Indian theatre. Admirably written with a living theatre in mind, the wrok in its fourteen chapters unfolds the mysteries of Sanskrit theatre production with particular emphasis on the playhouse, the role of the curtain, the dramatic preliminaries the employment of music, character-types, historic art, theatrical techniques and extraneous representation, all of which have receives but scant attention of scholars of Sanskrit drama but so vitally important to a proper understanding of the way in which Sanskrit plays took physical shape on the stage. Chapter 13 is devoted to a detailed discussion on the different theatrical genres with a clear distinction drawn between rupaka and uparupaka forms.

"The author dispels the fallacy that the Sanskrit theatre catered to the nobility and the literati alone and remained from the very beginning monopoly of the royal court. The reader will soon realize that Sanskrit plays, despite royal patronage, served as a form of popular entertainment throughout its long history from about the dawn of the Christian era at least up to the close of the first millennium. Its emphasis on the theatrical aspects of Sanskrit drama makes this book much different from what has hitherto been written and published about this most intriguing theatre."

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