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About the Book
Kathakali Dance Drama, a 400-year-old classical dance-drama- a ‘total art form” that combines dance, drama, music, and mime is renowned for its elaborate, mask-like makeup, vibrant costumes, and silent acting. The stories are taken from the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Puranas. Unlike other forms, it incorporates movements from South Indian martial arts. In this book we
In this book we have presented four Kathakali plays from Mahabharata in English translation, Baka Vadhd, Kirata, Kalyana Saugandhika, and Kichak Vadha, out of nine Kathakali plays based on the Mahabharata. The present book may help the reader to put the events of the Mahabharata into their proper chronological order, and to identify the characters on the stage and get some idea of the plot, if he would see a performance of one of these dramas.
About the Author
Dr. N.K. Singh, 35 years research experience on Oriental Religion and Philosophy, has written several books on religion, philosophy and its allied subjects. He did his Ph.D. from Patna University, Patna. His works, especially on oriental studies initiated considerable interest on Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam, carrying high appreciation from scholars of Buddhist and Islamic countries. Presently, he is the Director of International Centre for Religious Studies, Delhi and Chief Editor of Global Religious Vision: a quarterly Research Journal since 1999. In 2000, he established the publishing house known as Global Vision Publishing House in Delhi for promoting research culture among Indian youth.
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