Bharatnatyam

Mr. Kapasi found a growing affection for Mrs. Das when she expressed that his job translating for patients, which he thought of as a sign of his failings, was actually romantic to her. Mrs. Das began as an inattentive passenger in his tour to the Sun Temple who paid little attention to her kids, husband, and sights around her. She and Mr. Kapasi warmed up to each other while discussing Mr. Kapasi’s other job and tourist attractions. Mr. Kapasi was flattered by this woman who he deemed attractive and in an ill-suited marriage. Because of the new-found intoxication with this women who showed genuine interest in him, he even began to doubt his own marriage with his thoughts, “He wondered if Mr. and Mrs. Das were a bad match, just as he and his wife were,” (Lahiri 53). Both Mr. Kapasi and Miranda began to enter into controversy with their new relationships with partners who made them feel cherished while staying oblivious to other concerning factors in the growing relationships.

Many may know that it can be almost impossible to completely identify what African Dance is. Africa is a huge continent that holds many different cultures, beliefs and overall ways of living. It is said to be the most “socially and racially diverse on the planet (wikipedia).” Even though Africa can be one of the most diverse places on earth, there can be similar dance styles being established throughout many other larges countries. Creativecareerguice.com states that “history, language, song, background, and purpose and cannot be translated to another dance of the same culture much less another

Yes, after the ice age, Indians traveled to N. America in search of animals for hunting. The ice age left fertile soil for the Indians to farm land. Agriculture turned into a reliable food source which allowed them to develop their own villages, and grow in population. They grew corn, beans, squash, chili peppers, avocados, and pumpkins. They developed communities, built cities, palaces, pyramids, bridges, and roads made of stone. They also developed their own irrigation systems. They had a written language, used mathematics and astronomy to develop a calendar. The Indians developed legal and tax systems. They also participated in trade.

What’s the value in knowing about India and their encounters with Britain around 1858 through 1947? The time the British spent ruling India was called the British Raj; during that time, the British tried to spread their ways of life while benefiting economically. They were drawn to India because the Industrial Revolution was at it’s peak and Britain was in need of natural resources which India had. To achieve that, control over India’s government was necessary and they ruined other social aspects on the way. When Britain took over India they were demonstrating what imperialism is. They controlled all laws, how their taxes were used, what they could grow and sell, even controlling the languages and supposedly tried to improve things like life

Where would India be if the British did not settle in India? India was controlled by the Mughal Empire in the early 1700’s. When the Mughal Empire collapsed the British east India company come into India. The British took control over India in 1857. The British saw India as the brightest “jewel in the crown” because India had what the British wanted, and that was all of India's natural resources. The British opened up many windows for India to grow in. The British also opened up more jobs, and even raised pay, you may even say the British and India become friends. Although the British robed India of their resources , they also killed millions of Indians before there was peace. The British also used India to make money.

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Wendell Pierce said,”Culture is the interception of people and life itself.” Everyone has different views on the world. Culture consistently informs the way one views the world and others around them because tradition, family, and beliefs.

The epic story of Rama and Sita, as portrayed by Valmiki’s Ramayana and the modern day film Sita sings the Blues are two different versions of the same story which contain several contrasts as well as similarities. The Ramayana is the ancient version which was written by a sage named Valmiki in 550 B.C.E, featuring a love story between an ideal prince and an ideal woman. It outlines the adventures of Rama in his journey to find his abducted wife Sita. Rama is portrayed as an avatar, being the eighth incarnation of one of the Hindu gods Vishnu, while Sita is representing Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of light. The modern day version of the Ramayana is seen in Sita Sings the Blues, where the animator Nina Paley is relating her love story to that of Sita’s predicament. This paper will compare and contrast the epic story of Valmiki’s Ramayana and Sita Sings the Blues in the quest for power, honor, faithfulness and the conflict between good and evil.

What is Hinduism? Hinduism, often referred to as Sanatana Dharma is the largest of the eastern religion and one of the oldest in the world. “Hinduism denotes the religions of majority of the people in India and Nepal as well as communities in other continents, who refer to themselves as Hindus.” Flourished between 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE, and developed by Aryans. (Flood)

Although neither region experienced tremendous stability, the early states of China and modern-day India consistently followed their own styles of state-building practices. These powerful states in East and South Asia, respectively, used quite different methods of state-building, with their techniques greatly mirroring their different levels of desired interaction with outsiders. While the Chinese focused on state-building from within, the empires of modern-day India were more open to outsiders and their potential contributions to Indian society.

‘Sita Sings the Blues’ is an animation movie created by an American woman, Nina Paley. The three strands that make up the warp and woof of the narration are: the personal story of Nina Paley’s betrayal by her husband; heartfelt- blues, the sentimental songs of Annette Hanshaw; and the larger-than-life canvass of the epic Ramayana. The movie, prima facie, is the story of the Director’s failed marriage as is evident from the official tagline of the movie ‘the greatest break up story ever told’. But the overarching depiction of Sita’s plight in the Ramayana, parallel to her own, assumes great significance. The portrayal of the travails and tribulations of Sita in the movie instead of the usual glorification of Rama, lends this movie

Dance is said to have existed prior to the invention of written languages, and was perhaps an essential aspect of storytelling for the passing of knowledge and information from generation to generation. And it has been, since time immemorial, a part of every culture and religion as a means of self and collective expression.

Art is a type of articulation that lives on for a considerable length of time however changes in elucidation after some time. What might be significant in this day and age may look bad to the up and coming ages. Nina Paley 's film "Sita Sings the Blues" brings two societies, customs, qualities and eras together to pass on her message and bring importance of her craft crosswise over many societies and ages. The Ramayana by Valmiki then again is an exceptionally customary epic which delineates the perfect of each connection, one perfect case being the spouse of Rama, Sita. Hopefully, a spouse in Indian culture is to adhere to her better half regardless of how brutally she is dealt with by him, she ought to be quiet in each circumstance and

Dance has been a part of human history since the earliest records of human life. Cave paintings found in Spain and France dating from 30,000 -10,000 BC. have vivid drawings of dancing figures in association with ritual illustrating the pesents of dance in early human society. Many people around the world see life as a dance from the movements of the heavens and the turn of the seasons to the unique dance of every creature. The history of dance reflects the changes in the way people see the world, relate to their bodies and experience the cycles of life. In India

Along with Tamil sources, Bharatanatyam can also be looked back from another basis, Sanskrit texts. “Sanskrit texts and literature reached Tamil Nadu and the Southern States fairly early” states Vatsyayan. This meaning that the Bharatanatyam could be tracked back to a form explained in the Natysasastra, and there it was called Ekharya Lasyanga. This form demonstrates a single dancer performing many roles and “Instead of many actors presenting a dramatic story, the solo actor presents, though the four types of abhinaya, the particular dominate state (sthayibhava)”(20).