Bhathanatyam

              Bharata Natyam is one of the oldest dance forms of India. It was nurtured in the temples and courts of southern India since ancient times. Later it was codified and documented as a performing art in the 19th century by four brothers known as the Tanjore Quartet whose musical compositions for dance form the bulk of the Bharata Natyam repertoire even today. The art was handed down as a living tradition from generation to generation under the Devadasi system under which women were dedicated to temples to serve the deity as dancers and musicians forming part of the elaborate rituals. These highly talented artists and the male gurus (nattuvanars) were the sole repository of the art until the early 20th century when a renewal of interest in India's cultural heritage prompted the educated elite to discover its beauty.

                  By this time the Devadasis had fallen upon evil days due to lack of state patronage and changed social mores. The revival of Bharata Natyam by pioneers such as E Krishna Iyer and Rukmini Devi Arundale brought the dance out of the temple precincts and onto the proscenium stage though it retained its essentially devotional character.

                Today Bharata Natyam is one of the most popular and widely performed dance styles and is practiced by male and female dancers all over India. Due to its wide range of movements and postures and the balanced melange of the rhythmic and mimetic aspects lends itself well to experimental and fusion choreography. Degree and Post Graduate courses covering the practice and theory of Bharata Natyam as well as the languages associated with its development are available at major universities of India.

Kuchipudi -Classical Indian Dance

               Kuchipudi is the classical dance form from the South-East Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.  It derives its name from the village of Kuchelapuram, a small village about 65 kms from Vijaywada.  It is known for its graceful movements and its strong narrative / dramatic character.
             There is a legend concerning the origins of Kuchipudi.  It is said that there was once an orphan of Srikakulam who was raised by the village.  These kind people had him married at childhood as was the custom of the time.  However, for his training he went to Udipi for Vedic studies.  During his study he acquired the name Sidhendra Yogi.

After a time he returned to Srikakulam.  However, the village elders ordered him to go to his wife's house to assume his family responsibilities.  On the journey he came upon a river.  As he was swimming across the river he suddenly realised that he could swim no further.  He then prayed to God to give him the strength to make it across.  He did make it, and upon reaching the shore he vowed to become a sanyasi(renunciate) and devote his life to religious affairs.

He then settled in the village of Kuchelapuram and started teaching.  Here, he instructed Brahmin boys in devotional dance dramas based upon religious themes.  These religious plays were presented as offerings to God in the tradition of the Natya Shastra.

Kuchipudi flourished as a dramatic form of dance for hundreds of years.  It was held in high esteem by the rules of the Deccan.  For instance Tana Shah in 1678 granted the lands around Kuchipudi to the Brahmins who performed the dance.

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LORD KRISHNA........

RADHA and KRISHNA..

LORD KRISHNA

KRISHNA AND RUGMINI....

KRISHNA & RADHA.....

SURYA ......my favourite..........

SURYA......... one of my favorite actors....


I like him most..........


And i love his way of acting...especially his Romance

                     Surya was born to actor Sivakumar and his wife Lakshmi on 23 July 1975. He was born in Chennai, but brought up in Coimbatore.He has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awardsand three Filmfare Awards.

                      He became a film distributor after opening Studio Green, which distributed several of his earlier films. He married actress Jyothika Sadanah in 2006, after being engaged for several years. In 2008, he began Agaram Foundation, which funds for preventing early childhood drop-outs.

photography

Photography .......one of my passion....and i knw it's yours..isnt it???here i share some photographzz.....

my fav buk..TWO STATES BY Chetan Bhagat

                             "…..2 states…..grt work by chetan bhagat….must read for present generation especially those who want to get married but are facing problems due to stereotypes and prejudices of indian society…..this book provides a solution to these problems and the only solution underlined is “LOVE”….""

                    A nice and entertaining book. Perfect when you want to read something light and get amused...


Love marriages around the world are simple:







Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy.
They get married.
In India, there are a few more steps:
Boy loves Girl. Girl loves Boy.
Girl's family has to love boy. Boy's family has to love girl.
Girl's Family has to love Boy's Family. Boy's family has to love girl's family.
Girl and Boy still love each other. They get married.






                             2 States, a story about Krish and Ananya. They are from two different states of India, deeply in love and want to get married. Of course, their parents don’t agree. To convert their love story into a love marriage, the couple have a tough battle in front of them. For it is easy to fight and rebel, but it is much harder to convince. Will they make it?

Its story is inspired from a real story of Chetan Bhagat and his wife Anusha who are from Delhi and Tamil nadu respectively. It is a love story about a Punjabi boy and a Tamilian girl. Krish and Ananya are from two different states of India, deeply in love and want to get married. Their parents don’t agree and the couple have a tough battle to get married with the consent of their parents. This is the first book of Chetan Bhagat which draws a lot of inspiration from my his life and also he has written this novel after quitting his high paying job at a financial investment bank.  

 

Read Prologue ::







“Why am I referred here? I don’t have a problem,” I said.


She didn’t react. Just gestured that I remove my shoes and take the couch. She had an office like any other doctor’s, minus the smells and cold, dangerous instruments.


She waited for me to talk more. I hesitated and spoke again.


“I’m sure people come here with big, insurmountable problems. Girlfriends dump their boyfriends everyday. Hardly the reason to see a shrink, right? What am I, a psycho?”


“No, I am the psycho. Psychotherapist to be precise. If you don’t mind, I prefer that to shrink,” she said.


“Sorry,” I said.


“It’s OK,” she said and reclined on her chair. No more than thirty, she seemed young for a shrink, sorry, psychotherapist. Certificates from top US universities adorned the walls like tiger heads in a hunter’s home. Yes, another South Indian had conquered the world of academics. Dr. Neeta Iyer, Valedictorian, Vassar College.


“I charge five hundred rupees per hour,” she said. “Stare at the walls or talk. I’m cool either way.”


I had spent twelve minutes, or a hundred bucks, without getting anywhere. I wondered if she would accept a partial payment and let me leave.


“Dr. Iyer…”


“Neeta is fine,” she said.


“OK, Neeta, I don’t think my problem warrants this. I don’t know why Dr. Ramachandran sent me here.”


She picked my file from her desk. “Let’s see. This is Dr. Ram’s brief to me – patient has sleep deprivation, has cut off human contact for a week, refuses to eat, has Google-searched on best ways to commit suicide.” She paused and looked at me with raised eyebrows.


“I Google for all sorts of stuff,” I mumbled, “don’t you?”


“The report says the mere mention of her name, her neighbourhood or any association, like her favourite dish, brings out unpredictable emotions ranging from tears to rage to frustration.”


“I had a break-up. What do you expect?” I was irritated.


“Sure, with Ananya who stays in Mylapore. What’s her favourite dish? Curd rice?”


I sat up straight. “Don’t,” I said weakly and felt a lump in my throat. I fought back tears. “Don’t,” I said again.


“Don’t what?” Neeta egged me on, “Minor problem, isn’t it?”


“Fuck minor. It’s killing me.” I stood agitatedly. “Do you South Indians even know what emotions are all about?”


“I’ll ignore the racist comment. You can stand and talk, but if it is a long story, take the couch. I want it all,” she said.


I broke into tears. “Why did this happen to me?” I sobbed.


She passed me a tissue.


“Where do I begin?” I said and sat gingerly on the couch.


“Where all love stories begin. From when you met her the first time,” she said.


She drew the curtains and switched on the air-conditioner. I began to talk and get my money’s worth.


i loved it friends....CHETAN BHAGAT is the best...








..................and i will wait for his next novel.




Thanks to 2 States official site.

history

Bharatnatyam is a classical dance from Tamil Nadu in South India. It is also known as art of temple dances. NatyaShastra is the main book written about the dancing style of Bharatnatyam. Bharatnatyam works on the lines of NatyaShastra.




It is considered to be the fire - dance, depicting the mystic presence of the fire God in the human body. Thus a Bharatnatyam dancer depicts the movements of a dancing flame. Contemporary Bharatnatyam is rarely practiced as Natya Yoga, a sacred Hindu meditational tradition.