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Details or short history about the one word answers are given in this page for better understanding of the topic. All possible attempts must be made to make knowledge easily available. Ref 1   :  H.H Wilson first published his work on Sanskrit in 1890 and mentioned NS.

  This page has been created for students who appear for competitive exams or diplomas. The attempt is to make learnig as easy as possible. For detailed notes please click on the Links. 1.  When was Natyashastra written ? (    ) 2. Who is the author of Natyashastra ? ( BharatMuni) 3. From whom did Bharata get the knowledge of NS ? ( Lord Bhrama) 4. Whom did Bharata taught the knowledge that he received from Bhrama before compiling it ? (His 100 sons) 5. Name one author who has written book on Natyashastra..( Abhinav Gupta, Kashmiri poet) 6. How many chapters are there in Natyashastra ? (36 Chapters)  Chapters of NS 7. What is NS ? (Book on Dance, Drama and Music ) 8. How many couplets are there in NS ? (  6000) 9. Who and when first published about NS in the modern world ? ( H.H Wilson in 1826 ) Ref   1 Important Links  1. All Important Links 2. Profile  3. Chapters of Natyash  

                       Qualities of a dancer   -   The word “Dasaprana” means “tenqualities ” . Nandikeshwara in his book talks about the 10 qualities of a dancer.   The standard of beauty and the quotient of desirability varies depending on the region, time frame, culture, environment. For example South east Asian countries prefer skin as white as snow, while a shade of tan is more desirable in NORTH American countries. Again, size zero figure are a fashion in European countries while Middle Eastern counties prefer round figure.Abhinaydarpana was written during. The relevance of this Dasaprana may raise a heated debate. During modern times, many find the intelligence to   be more attractive than physical beauty. We no longer use white base for make-up rather cosmetics which suit our skin tone. With the change in time requirements and necessity of a dancer have changed....

  Human body is divided into Anga Pratyanga and Upanga.   When a student of dance (any form) masters the concept of Anga, Pratyanga Upanga and there respective uses, one is said to have attained Anga Suddhi. Each and every dance form harps on following a pattern to teach these concepts to the young students. A dancer when stands on stage with or without the make-up/costume, the dance form of the performer can easily be guessed from the body language. For example Adavus in Bharatnatyam are structured in such a way that the students learn the new concepts along with practicing the old one. For Example Natta Adavu aims to teach the angular movements along with stretching of the body, while practicing the beating or stamping of feet from Tatta Adavus.   Odissi has 10 different Postures and movements in both Chowka and Tribhangi before starting with the Nritya and Abhinaya items.   Manipuri students go through a lot of practice while doing Chali before moving to the dance...