Abhijñānaśākuntalam and The Scarlet Letter : A critical analysis ENG 434 Term paper Submitted by: D.Vamsi Krishna (Y5173) Instructor In-charge: Dr. Neelankantan G. Introduction: Abhijñānaśākuntalam is a well known Sanskrit play written by Kalidasa. It means “token-recognised- Śakuntalā” ("Śakuntalā recognized by a token"). It is an elaboration upon an episode mentioned in the Mahabharata‚ protagonist of which is Śakuntalā‚ the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka . Its date
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performed in the temples to entertain various Gods and Goddesses. Various mythological tales have effectively trickled down to the present day through these art forms. ’Natya Shashtra’‚ was propounded by Sage Bharata to assemble and forge some rules and regulations of performing arts. Bharata Muni’s Natya Shastra (400 B.C.) ii rightly the Bible of all Indian classical dance forms. Though the basic elements of Nritta and Nritya are fairly common in all the dance forms‚ the influence of history‚ region
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He had three brothers: Bharata (son of the second queen Kaikeyi)‚ Laxshmana and Shatrughna (son of the third queen sumitra). He was married to Sita‚ the incarnation of goddess Laxshmi‚ the wife of lord Vishnu. Sita was the daughter of King Janaka of mithila. After sometimes after their marriage‚ the father of Rama‚ the old King Dashratha decided to crown his eldest son‚ Rama as the king but his third and youngest wife‚ Queen Keikeyi opposed. She wanted her son Bharata to become king. A long
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Conventions of the Epic Poem with special reference to Mahabharata:In origin both ballad and epic have the same sources. Ballad is the simplest form of narrative poetry and epic is sophisticated and more complicated. R.J.Rees comments on this difference‚ “The difference between them is like the difference between two sisters both born in the same quiet‚ country place. One of them has stayed there and kept all the charm of her natural simplicity while the other has gone to the big city to find sophistication
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SOME BASIC FEATURES OF INDIAN HERITAGE M.G. Prasad‚ 1 Osborne Terrace‚ Maplewood‚ NJ 07040 Introduction: Every society through the history of time has developed certain characteristic features that describe that society. These features form the core of the society’s thinking. Industrial revolution‚ technological developments‚ global communications‚ world markets‚ consumerism etc‚ have made impact on all societies of the world. However‚ the Indian heritage has retained certain basic features that
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from the Himalayas to Cape Comorin”. India has never lost the ideal of unity. From time immemorial it found noblest expression in the thoughts of our sages and poets. The entire country is referred to as ‘ Bharata varsha’ and the people are referred to as Bharata ‘Santatih’ (progeny of Bharata) to emphasise the oneness of the country and its people. The bonds of unity in India underlying the diversities are discussed below: 1. Geographical Unity: India‚ like every other country‚ has its own fixed
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Electronic International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (EIIRJ) Electronic Bi-monthly Reviewed Journal Nov/Dec 2012 ISSN 2277-8721 A STUDY OF MYTHOLOGY OF RAMAYANA IN RAJA RAO’S KANTHAPURA Dr. P.M. PATIL Member BOS in English‚ Shivaji University‚ Kolhapur Head‚ Department of English Arts‚ Commerce & Science College‚ Palus. Dist-Sangli . 416310.(M.S) ABSTRACT The most celebrated ancient heroic text of India is the ‘Ramayana’. It provided themes for important later literary works in Indian
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regional differences even within one style. Elements : Bharata Muni enunciated the eight Rasas in the Nātyasāstra‚ an ancient work of dramatic theory‚ written during the period between 200 BC and 200 AD. Each rasa‚ according to Nātyasāstra‚ has a presiding deity and a specific colour. There are 4 pairs of rasas. For instance‚ Hasya arises out of Sringara. The Aura of a frightened person is black‚ and the aura of an angry person is red. Bharata Muni established the following.[1] Śṛngāram (शृङ्गारं)
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Mark Getlein book‚ Living with Art takes the reader through a journey into understanding the various styles of art throughout time. In chapter fourteen of the book Getlein explains the different time periods of art. The time periods include the Oldest art‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Egyptian. The oldest art focuses on art near and around the Mediterranean Sea before 3000 B.C. defined as the prehistoric and Neolithic. The prehistoric era was a period when there was a nomadic lifestyle largely dependent on hunting
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sage requested for Rama ’s help to fight the demons at the forest‚ Dasarata was terribly shocked. But still‚ he agreed to part with Rama‚ to honor his promise. Later in time‚ when his third wife Kaikeyi wanted the throne of Ayodhya for her own son Bharata and wanted Rama to be sent in exile to the forest‚ it was nothing short of a deathly blow to Dasarata. But still‚ he could never use his kingly authority to veto her request‚ because of the promise he had made long ago to Kaikeyi‚ to grant her two
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