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On 30 December 1935, thirty-one year old Rukmini Devi created history with her performance of Sadir, later known as Bharata Natyam, which had until then been confined to temple precincts and was the preserve of devadasis. A celebrated artiste and dancer, she was also a Theosophist, a composer of acclaimed dance-dramas, an educationist, an animal welfare and child rights activist, and a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha. This rich biography illuminates her many ...
History tells us that several centuries before the birth of Christ, India's art forms of dance, music and theatre were already highly developed. This book tells the theory and story of Indian dance from Bharata Natyam, Manipuri, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Mohinini-Attam and Sattriya, and Kathakali and Chhau.