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The origins of bharatanatyam
Bharatnatyam is a dance form which comprises of bhav, raag, and taal . It's origin can be traced back to "sadir natyam" . A dance form which is performed by devadasis in temples. The devadasis were the young girls who were donated to the temples and were married to the main gods and served them withRead more
Bharatnatyam is a dance form which comprises of bhav, raag, and taal . It’s origin can be traced back to “sadir natyam” . A dance form which is performed by devadasis in temples. The devadasis were the young girls who were donated to the temples and were married to the main gods and served them with dance.
It originated in Tamil Nadu 2000 years ago and It’s origin can also be found from Bharat Muni’s Natya shastra and Nandi keshvara’s Abhinaya darpan.
With the declination of Devadasi system, Bharatnatyam also declined in 1930s. However, E. Krishna Iyer, an indian lawyer, freedom fighter, a classical artist and an activist revived Bharatnatyam. He himself was a Sadir performer . In 20th century he got popular and encouraged girls to learn this dance form. Later some of the famous proponents like Rukmani Devi Arundale, Mallika Sarabhai and Yamini Krishnamurthy provided global recognition to Bharatnatyam by their performances. Now this dance form has its recognition all over the world. It is famous in India and is well known in foreign countries .
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