“shovana narayan”

Performing Arts has occupied a distinct and unique position in India since ages. These arts have been part and parcel of the Indian life and its ethos. A unique feature of Indian culture has been is interactions with the outsied world throughout its 5000 years of history. About Author : Shovana Nar... More

Shovana Narayan, the noted Kathak danseuse, studies the little known facts of the Kathak dance form of the Indo-Gangetic belt, underlining its antiquity by tracing the origins of its many motifs in ancient Indian texts.... More

Kathak, northern India’s most popular dance form, originated in the Indo-Gangetic plains. This text provides an excellent overview of the form, tracing its over 2,000-year-old history. It answers many of the questions that frequently plague interested viewers as well as connoisseurs.... More

An in-depth study of the magnificence of techniques, presentations, with details on costume and music in each of the eight classical forms of Indiandance. Also provides a critical perspective on the evolution of each dance style asa result of regionalization and the subsequent reconstruction of... More

Krishna is a subject that holds eternal fascination for writers, poets, philosophers and artistes. He demands love, faith, devotion and surender. He has been the favourte subject of researchers and authors. Many books have featured him in their critiques covering various facets of his personality. A... More

The book Indian Theatre and Dance Traditions covers a wide horizon and provides an insight into the multi dimensional threatical traditions of India that include drama, dance and music, folk and classical. This book also covers areas of puppetry, martial arts and the tradition of masks. It delves in... More

This book, in addition discussing anumber of folk dance forms pertaining to the various states of India, alsodwells on occasions and themes for folk dances, folk dances as part of folktheatre, associated festivals, formations and patterns, martial arts as well asa discussion on the tribes involved.... More

Man Has Created Powerful Nuclear And Chemical Armament Capable Of Annihilation Of The Human Race Within Minutes. Humanity Which Took So Much Time To Come To The Present Stage Would Be Lost Before We Had Time To Repent. Who Would Be The Victors? Who Would Be The Vanquished? Who Would Inherit The Eart... More

A Casual Interest In God When One Is In Feverish Hurry To Earn Money, Presti¬Gious Places In Social Hierarchy And Pursue Pleasures Can Never Lead One Beyond The Frontiers Of Mind. This Book Refers To A Dimension Which Many Of Us Are Not Aware. It Is Intense, Extraordi¬Nary And Most Enchanting. It ... More