Essays on Classical Indian Dance

Contents

• 1. On the Means and Ends of Rasa in Classical Indian Dance
• 2. Classical Indian Dance as Sadhana : Some Notes Inviting Elaboration
• 3. The Classical Indian Dancer as Poet, Interpreter, and Poem Itself : Some Simple Comments
• 4. Classical Indian Dance and the 'Western' Rasika : a Storm in a Teacup
• 5. On the Principle and Significance of Pratitya Samutpada in Classical Indian Dance
• 6. On Nritta: the Suspended Consummation of the Tale
• 7. Classical Indian Dance as a Discipline of Thought
• 8. On the Gunghroos: Ankle-Bells of Servitude and Mastery
• 9. The Space Between the Notes: Heather Lewis's Remarkable Shastric Tour de Force
• 10. When is the Rasika Really a Rasika?
• 11. On the gramma of Classical Indian Dance : a Grecian Perspective
• 12. Writing The Odissi Girl: a Literary Analogue for the Dance
• 13. The Presence of the Absent Dancer
• 14. The Triumph of Mylapore Gauri Amma: A Short Incursion into Dance Genetics
• 15. The Language of the Dancing Body in Nritta, Part One
• 16. The Language of the Dancing Body in Nritta, Part Two
• 17. Eight Unities Re-enacted in Classical Indian Dance
• 18. Five Ways of Dancing That Get in the Way of Dance
• 19. The Preservation of Classical Indian Dance in Postmodernity
• 20. The Tenacious Survival of Classicism in Indian Dance
• 21. The Humanization of Rhythm and Form in Classical Indian Dance
• 22. The Problem of the Pushpanjali
• 23. Surprised by Dance: A Glimpse into My Personal Journey
• 24. Classical Indian Dance is a Humanism
• 25. Dance, Analysis, and the Willing Suspension of Disbelief
• 26. The Multilocality of Classical Indian Dance
• 27. On the Terrible Beauty of Moksha in Odissi
• 28. Jayantika: Archaeology and Imagination in the Reincarnation of Odissi
• 29. Sanjukta Panigrahi's Contribution to Odissi: 1944-1964
• 30. The Foundational Ambiguity in Classical Indian Dance
• 31. The Karma of Classicism in Indian Dance
• 32. A Note of Thanks
• 33. On the Dancing Feet
• 34. Rukmini Devi and the Devadasi Question: An Opinion
• 35. A Note on Sringara Rasa
• 36. Classical Indian Dance at the Crossroads
• 37. On Filming Classical Indian Dance
• 38. Rasa in Filmed Classical Indian Dance
• 39. The Ineffable in Classical Indian Dance
• 40. On the Movement from one Adavu to the Next
• 41. The Personal Approach to Dance Criticism
• 42. The Sanitizing and Cleansing of Bharata Natyam
• 43. On 'Pseudo-Spirituality' in Classical Indian Dance
• 44. On the Freedom of Odissi to be Itself
• 45. Why I Choose to Write about Classical Indian Dance
• 46. Classical Indian Dance and Social Justice Activism
• 47. In Search of the Basis of 'Spirituality' in Classical Indian Dance