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ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRE IN ANCIENT INDIA

Radha Vallabh Tripathiसंबोधि1994pp. 1–20

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The problem of origin of Indian theatre (Natya) has been viewed from various angles. Various theories and interpretations have also been advanced to explain the process of the inception of Natya, each bringing out some factor or the other contributing to the process of evolution of Indian theatre, but none encompassing the phenomenon in its

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त्रिपाठी भारतीय नाट्य के उद्भव को क्रमिक चरणों में देखते हैं — भीमबेटका के शैलचित्रों की अनुकरण-प्रवृत्ति, फिर यज्ञ से उसका जुड़ाव, और भरत का कथन कि ब्रह्मा ने चारों वेदों से पाठ्य, गीति, अभिनय तथा रस लेकर नाट्य रचा। श्रौतसूत्र तथा अर्थशास्त्र व्यावसायिक नटों के प्रमाण देते हैं। Tripathi traces Indian theatre through successive stages: the mimetic impulse visible in the Bhimbetka rock paintings, its absorption into Vedic ritual, and Bharata's account of Brahma drawing pathya, giti, abhinaya and rasa from the four Vedas. Srauta sutras and the Arthasastra supply evidence for professional performers.

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Hindi title: ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRE IN ANCIENT INDIA
English title: Not yet translated
Diacritical (IAST): Not yet transliterated
Language: English
Author: Radha Vallabh Tripathi
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Radha Vallabh Tripathi. “ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRE IN ANCIENT INDIA.” Saṃbodhi, vol. 19, no. 1, 1994, pp. 1–20.

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