Essay name: Hastalaksanadipika a critical edition and study
Author:
E. K. Sudha
Affiliation: Government Sanskrit College (Tripunithura) / Department of Sanskrit
This is an English study on the Hastalaksanadipika—a manual depicting the Mudras (gestures) of the Kerala theatre. It is a very popular text 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.
Preface
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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I express my thanks to all the scholars and artists with whom I
consulted and whose works I referred to for my
work.
I offer my sincere thanks to all members of the teaching and
non-teaching Staff of Government Sanskrit College, Tripunithura and my
friends for helping me whole-heartedly throughout the period of my
research.
My thanks to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam for
completing the thesis.
Tripunithura
Date : 09-07-2001
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Andhalik
Sudha E.K.
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