{"id":78313,"date":"2025-12-17T12:50:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=78313"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T09:50:15","slug":"natyashastra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/natyashastra\/","title":{"rendered":"Natyashastra"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Natyashastra Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) recently organised the academic programme titled \u2018Natyashastra \u2013 Synthesis of Theory and Praxis\u2019 during the 20th Session of UNESCO\u2019s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage at the iconic Red Fort, Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Natyashastra<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>ancient Sanskrit treatise on performing arts.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>title <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a combination of two Sanskrit words \u2013 <\/span><b>Natya and Shastra.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Natya <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">refers to the technique<\/span><b> of dance and drama<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>shastra <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">refers to <\/span><b>science.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>composed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the sage<\/span><b> Bharata Muni.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been dated to between the <\/span><b>second century BCE and the second century CE.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>earliest known treatise on performative arts in South Asia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its primary importance lies in its justification of Indian drama as a vehicle of religious enlightenment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises around 36,000 verses <\/span><b>detailing drama (natya), performance (abhinaya)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>music (sangita), emotions (bhava),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>aesthetic experience (rasa).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the text&#8217;s most profound contributions is the articulation of the <\/span><b>concept of Rasa, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the essential emotional essence that lies at the heart of any great work of art.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bharata Muni<\/span><b> identified eight primary Rasas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; <\/span><b>Shringara (love), Hasya (humor), Karuna (compassion), Raudra (anger), Veera (heroism), Bhayanaka (fear), Bibhatsa (disgust), and Adbhuta (wonder).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also <\/span><b>explained how the skilled performer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, through the skillful deployment of bhava (emotional expression), <\/span><b>could evoke these sentiments in the audience.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>UNESCO added Natyashastr<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a to its <\/span><b>Memory of the World Register<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, recognizing its global cultural significance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established as an <\/span><b>autonomous body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Government of India, under the<\/span><b> Ministry of Culture.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mandate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Document, preserve, conserve and disseminate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Indian arts and cultural heritage.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Train competent professionals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to work in the specialized field of culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IGNCA has <\/span><b>six functional units:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Kalanidhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>multi-form library;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Kalakosa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, devoted mainly to the <\/span><b>study and publication of fundamental texts, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">predominantly in Sanskrit;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Janapada Sampada, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the division engaged in <\/span><b>lifestyle studies;\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Kaladarsana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the executive unit<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which <\/span><b>transforms researches and studies <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emanating from the IGNCA into <\/span><b>visible forms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through exhibitions;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Cultural Informatics Lab,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which <\/span><b>applies technology tools for cultural preservation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and propagation; <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Sutradhara,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">administrative section<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that acts as a spine supporting and coordinating all the activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2203646&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natyashastra is an ancient Sanskrit treatise on performing arts. 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