My Journey with Natyashastra

বাংলায় পড়ুন No matter how much Sri Krishna directs towards Brahmajnana in the Gita and advises against desiring the fruits of one’s actions, if Arjuna did not find solace from his despondency within that knowledge, I doubt how effective Arjuna’s role as a listener would have been. Even if Arjuna were not the true recipient, […]

বাংলায় পড়ুন Without further preamble, let us now consider the chapters and topics of the Natya Shastra. For until we know exactly which aspects are being discussed in the context of drama, we will not have a clear understanding of the qualities and skills required of an actor and a dramatist. The confusion will persist

বাংলায় পড়ুন Natyashastra is not merely a handbook or manual for the art of Theatre; it is a philosophy that speaks of Purushartha (the four aims of human life) within drama. Bharata Muni was courageous enough to directly contradict the Manusmriti through logic and debate. He educated the lower strata of society in a knowledge

বাংলায় পড়ুন A decade ago, in March 2013, I visited Manish Da’s (Manish Mitra, the director of the Kasba Arghya theatre group) home for the first time for a lunch invitation. That afternoon marked my initial foray into Kolkata’s professional Theatre world, although my relationship with the stage was not new. Despite my teenage uncertainties