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Hastalaksanadipika a critical edition and study

by E. K. Sudha | 2001 | 44,509 words

Hinduism Natyashastra

This is an English study on the Hastalaksanadipika—a manual depicting the Mudras (gestures) of the Kerala theatre. It is a very popular text in Kerala supposedly dating to the 10th century A.D. This study also touches the subject of Krsnanattam, Kathakali and Kutiyattam—some of India's oldest theatrical traditions in Kerala....

Chapter 3 - Later developments of dramatic techniques

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1. Abhinayadarpana—the basic layout
1. Author, place and date of the Hastalaksanadipika
2. Authorship and Antiquity of the Abhinaya-darpana
3. Relevance of the Abhinaya-darpana
2. Study of Kerala-theatre (a): Kutiyattam (Koodiyattam)
5. study of Balaramabharata
2. Study of Kerala-theatre (b): Nangiarkuttu (Nangiar Koothu)
2. Study of Kerala-theatre (c): Krishnanattam (Krishnanattom)
2. Study of Kerala-theatre (d): Kathakali
3. Gestures employed in Kathakali and Kutiyattam against Hastalaksanadipika
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