Of all the performing and plastic arts in India, the study of aesthetics has its origin in the mo... more Of all the performing and plastic arts in India, the study of aesthetics has its origin in the most pragmatic aspect of one of life’s major emotional needs - entertainment. The most ancient text, Natyashastra (NS) which has codified the principles of arts mainly concerned with the theatrical production, natya, is ascribed to the legendary sage Bharata. Natya, a drama, has a three-fold quality – drshya, shravya and kavya; as a result, it appeals to the visual and auditory senses and also to the mind. The spectator relishes the spectacle in a manner comparable to juice or flavor called rasa and this aesthetic experience is termed rasasvada. . The aesthetic understanding and attitude to art evolved against the background of the political, socio-cultural, religious and philosophical milieu for almost 1500 years between Bharata and Hemachandra has concretized the Rasa theory.
Of all the performing and plastic arts in India, the study of aesthetics has its origin in the mo... more Of all the performing and plastic arts in India, the study of aesthetics has its origin in the most pragmatic aspect of one of life’s major emotional needs - entertainment. The most ancient text, Natyashastra (NS) which has codified the principles of arts mainly concerned with the theatrical production, natya, is ascribed to the legendary sage Bharata. Natya, a drama, has a three-fold quality – drshya, shravya and kavya; as a result, it appeals to the visual and auditory senses and also to the mind. The spectator relishes the spectacle in a manner comparable to juice or flavor called rasa and this aesthetic experience is termed rasasvada. . The aesthetic understanding and attitude to art evolved against the background of the political, socio-cultural, religious and philosophical milieu for almost 1500 years between Bharata and Hemachandra has concretized the Rasa theory.
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