Natyasastra of Bharatamuni is the oldest available treatise on dramaturgy and the kindred arts. Like other Indian Sciences it claims a divine origin and is regarded as a Natya-veda. It was originally created by Brahma on the request of gods as a means of diversion. It was within the request of all irrespective of their caste and creed. Brahma passed it on to Bharata and asked him to propagate with the help of his one hundred sons. ...
