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Revival of Kootiyattam Traditon and participation of women

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 0 Comments 1949, 1950s, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1986, All-India Radio, attam, audience, Bhasa, caste barrier, chakyar community, Chennai, Chintavishtayaya Sita, classicism, Coralie Casassas, cymbals, dramatist, gestures, hasta abhinaya, Hindu temples, Kalamandalam Girija, Kalamandalam Shailaja, Kalidasa, Kerala, Kerala Kalamandalam, KKM, kooti, Kootiyattam, Kuttampalams, language, Mandodari, Mani Madhava Chakyar, Margi Sathi, Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, nangyar, Nangyar Kuttu, netra abhinaya, Painkulam Rama Chakyar, pedagogy, poems, role model, Sanskrit, Satya Chaitanya, temple rituals, theatre, theatrical tradition, UNESCO, Usha Nangiar, Women

India’s rich cultural heritage consists of a variety of theatre forms, one of them being Kootiyattam. This unique article talks about this Sanskrit theatre, the challenges it faced and how they were overcome.

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Remembering Shankaracharya: Lessons from the Jagadguru’s life and work

September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 Editor 0 Comments acharya, adharma, Adi Shankaracharya, ascetic, asura, avatara, Bhakti, bhoga, brahmin, Buddhist, Caste, charvakas, debate, didactic, disciple, Discrimination, education, evil, guru, hermit, heterodox, Hindu mythology, Hinduism, History, hostility, householder, humanity, interpretation, Jagadguru, kamashastara, kapilakas, knowledge, learning, legend, legitimacy, madhyamika, materialist, memory, Mythology, Namboori, opponent, philosophy, proliferation, proponents, Rama, Ravana, Religion, Sanskrit, sanyasi, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, scholar, scholarship, school, scripts, scriptures, shaktas, Shastrath, spirit, story, tantric, teachers’ day, thinking, Tradition, tribute, Vedas, vedic texts

In Shankara’s age, the threat to Vedic dharma was from the evil within and he had to tackle it through intellectual debate or shastrarth. Evil therefore had to be fought with the weapon of jnana or true knowledge.

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An Indian Lunisolar New Year

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Ayodhya, Bihu, Calender, Chaitra, Chaitra Navratri, Culture, Dance, Dhanteras, diversity, family, festival, festival of harvest, festivities, food, Gudi, Gudi Padva, heterogeneity, hindu, Hindu calendar, india, language, Lord Brahma, Lord Rama, lunisolar, Maharashtra, Makar Sankranti, Makar Sankrati, Maratha, Music, New Year, orissa, Panchanga, Pongal, Puran Poli, Puri, Ram Navmi, rangolis, Ravana, Religion, Sakkar Bhaat, Sanskrit, sari, season, Shrikhand, sindh, Ugadi, Worship, Yugadi

Owing to its unique and vast cultural diversity, India has many festivals and celebrations specific to certain areas and regions. Since Hindus form the majority, a Hindu calender is followed to keep track of the festivities throughout the year. This calender holds great importance for a lot of people, and with good cause.

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