Unswerving devotion, characterized by unflinching dedication and absolute Faith in God’s unbounded power will take one towards goal of Salvation. Mokshya or Salvation is a reintegration with the Absolute. The individual souls are part of the supreme self. They are controlled by the supreme Being. The Final salvation lies in realising the true nature of one’s own soul. This can be achieved by Bhakti (devotion). The individuality of the finite self (Jivatman) is not dissolved even in the state of Final emancipation. The Hindu mind views the creative process as a means of suggesting or recreating a vision, however fleating, of a divine truth and regards art as a means of experiencing a state of bliss, a kin to the absolute state of “ananda†or “mokshya†or “jivanmukti†(release of life). The spectator must also thus have an inner preparedness to receive this vision and be a potential artist, he is a Rasika, a Sahridya, one who is capable of responding. This arts of music and dancing are diligently cultivated and at every stage of domestic life, they play an important part, from birth to death at every stage is associated with the important ceremonies which is known as “Sutras†strictly speaking not in the realm of creative literature but is valuable in recreating a social history of customs and manners of the period.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Manjushree Panda
Manjushree Panda, is a disciple & dedicated dancer of Late Deba Prasad Das’s unique style. Born & brought up in Bhubaneswar, she started her dance sojurn when she was six years old. She was a recipient of National Cultural Talent Search Scholarship (Junior and Senior from Cultural Deptt. Of India), listed as ‘A’ grade Artist by Orissa Sangeet Natak Academy. She had received “Junior Fellowship†in Odissi dance from the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India for her project “A Socio Anthropological Research of Odissi Dance†and paneled as ‘A; grade Artist by Doordarshan Kendra, New Delhi. Besides her academic achievements as MA, M Phil in Sociology and L.L.B from Utkal University, Manjushree prasad “Sangeet Visharad†from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai and “Nrutya Bhaskar†from Pracheena Kala Kendra, Chandigarh and stood first in All India Level Securing “Gold Medalâ€. Now she is continuing her Ph.D. combining both the subject sociology & Odissi dance for her paper, “An ethnography of Odissi Dance, Tribal Culture & Development†under Utkal University. She had performed in Doordarshan Kendra, Bhauaneswar, several times as an artist in Junior & Senior division and also working as Announcer in Doordarshan Kendra, Bhubaneswar. From the childhood she dreamt of becoming a dancer and made herself to that extent in her late twenties by participating in a number of national level dance festival as a Solo dancer leaving aside her numerous group of performances throughout the country besides a trip to Kazaksthan as a part of the ICCR troupe, and still continuing her dance career. She has received rave reviews for her performances at many places outside Orissa and has prefers to concentrate in constantly improving herself as a dancer. As a performer & researcher of Odissi dance she did a first attempt to write such a ethnic script, “The Mokshya Sutra.â€
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