Posted by mallika on November 12, 2007 at 22:10:48:

 In Reply to: anything classical? posted by biju on November 12, 2007 at 20:46:52:

 i differ with u at a point biju. its just an example of what our traditional dancing can do. dance and music hold no barrier.i really liked the performance. it is actually better than what most of the so called normal dancers do. kudos to the guru. iknow i cant do something like it. its an achievement.
"Bharatnatyam" partly owes its name to sage Bharata.
The Natya Shastra reads, "When the world had become steeped in greed and desire, in jealousy and anger, in pleasure and pain, the Supreme One (Brahma) was asked by the people to create an entertainment which could be seen and heard by all, for the scriptures were not enjoyed by the masses, being too learned and ambiguous." "This art is not merely for your pleasure, but exhibits cosmic expression (bhava) for all the worlds. This art has been created following the movements of the world in work and play, profit, peace, laughter, battle and slaughter, yielding the fruit of righteousness to those who follow the moral law, a restraint for the unruly, and a discipline for the followers of the rule; to create wisdom in the ignorant, learning in scholars, afford sport to kings, and endurance to the sorrow-stricken; it is replete with the diverse moods, informed with varying passions of the soul, and linked to the deeds of mankind — the best, the middling and the low — affording excellent counsel pastime and all else."
 

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