Name : The Mirror of Gesture: Being the Abhinaya Darpana of Nandikesvara

Author : Translators: Ananda Coomaraswamy and Gopala Kristnayya Duggirala

Book Format : Paperback

Genre : Reference

ISBN : 9788121291408

Language : English

Pages : 51-100 Pages

Publish Year : 2023

Publisher : Gyan Publishing House

About The Book : It may be remarked here that it is very usual for Indian singers, other than dancers, to accompany their singing with gesticulation. This is of two kinds, of which the first, quite distinct from what is spoken of in the present treatise, is a hand movement reflecting the musical form; this expression of empathy (sddhdranl) is sometimes very impressive or graceful, but not less often grotesque. The second, known as bhav batana or shewing moods is of the type here described as abhinaya, or ' gesture ' and differs of the type here described as abhinaya, or 'gesture' and differs from Natya only in the greater relative importance of the music and the words. About The Translators: Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a Ceylonese metaphysician, historian and a philosopher of Indian art who was an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West. In particular, he is described as "the groundbreaking theorist who was largely responsible for introducing ancient Indian art to the West". Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was born in Colombo, British Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, to the Ceylon Tamil legislator and philosopher Sir Muthu Coomaraswamy of the Ponnambalam–Coomaraswamy family and his English wife Elizabeth Beeby.His father died when Ananda was two years old, and Ananda spent much of his childhood and education abroad. Gopala Kristnayya Duggirala (1889-1928) was an Indian freedom

Country of Origin : India