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Arts and Culture

ART AND CULTURE:- BHARATNATYAM- A UNIQUE DANCE PATTERN OF INDIA

Ever since from its past, the country India is diverse in its culture. This is because of the variety of people that reside over the extent of the country. There is a variety in the food, clothing, traditions norms and beliefs. All over the world, India is known to be the “Land Of Gods” of which people worship. People of the country observe the ethnicity in the diverse form but there is a unique feature in all and that is “Love and Brotherhood”.

In the same way there are various dance patterns in the country India. One of such form is the “Bharatanatyam”. It is a classical dance from south India. It is said that this dance pattern has its origin in the place called “Tanjavur” in Tamil Nadu. Long ago, if we go into the history of this dance, it is said that the dance was performed by the devdasis in the temples of Tamil Nadu.

Some Facts about “Bharatanatyam”:-

• The Bharatanatyam is derived from the three very basic concepts known as Bhava, Raga and Thaala.
• The form of Bharatanatyam was regularized by the famous Tanjavoor brothers, the Ponnayya, Chinnayya, Shivnandam and Vativelu
• The dance is based on the theories from the book “Natyasaasthram” and “Abhinaya Darpanam”
• The sequence of the dance performance is 'Alarippu', 'Jathiswaram', 'Sabdam', ‘Varnam’, 'Padam' and 'Thillana'. After 'Thillana', with a 'Mangala Slokam' the dance program ends.
•  The costume of the dance is a “Pajama” and jacket of “Kanchipuram silk and Banaras silk.
• The dancer wears a lot of ornaments of shining stones on neck, ears, hands, and head. A jasmine garland is wear in the hair and foot is decorated with trinket with small bells.

·        Some of the famous Bharatanatyam performers are Bala Saraswathi, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Rukmini Arundel, Kamala Laxman, Padma Subramaniam and Cithara Visweswaran.

The format of the dance is the combination based on the Steps or “Adavu” and Hand Gestures or “Hasthamudra”. The Adavu is divided in nine different parts. The communication is maintained through “Bhavabhinaya” and “Hasthamudra”. The performers of the dance start with the prayer of Ganapati and Natraja. The music of the dance is based on the Carnatic classical Music. The music of this dance is the combination of veena, the flute, mridangam and violin. The music is combined with singing where two singers are the part of the crew.

Various styles of “Bharatanatyam”:-

It is over 200 years that the Bharatanatyam has been evolved. There are over 100’s of styles of the dance. The evolutionary phase of this dance pattern is the efforts of various dance masters. It was under continuous study since many years. Out of various patterns some of the most significant forms are

• ·        Vizhuvur style
• ·        Pandanallur Style
• ·        Tanjavur Style
• ·        Mysore Style
• ·        Kanchipuram Style   

 Decline and Modern Rebirth of Bharatanatyam:-

In medieval India, the dance reached its peak. The local kings used to invite the dancers in the court and it was a part and parcel of the daily routine of the court. In later phase it declined and lost its glory as the dance performers refused to perform in the open court.

But in modern day it re-emerged in the later phase of 20^th century. The people who were instrumental in remerging the dance were, E Krishna Iyer, Rukmini Devi Arundale who introduced various styles or mudra’s and patronized various instrumental combinations. Various schools were introduced. A pioneering work was done by Kalakshetra on the outskirts of the city of Madras so as to teach it and to promote other studies in Indian music and art.

In this way, the stance and glory of this dance pattern originated and evolved which represents the richness of the country India.

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We apologize for the mistake of the word "VOTE" which was published in the article "Whats new". So our request is to replace the word "VOLT" by the word "VOTE" during reading.

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What’s New –International Events?

i)                  Recount the volts- Says Alexei Navalny:-

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny demanded the recount of volts in mayoral election held this month. The incumbent and his counterpart was Sergei Sobyanin.

ii)                Tough punishment for person spreading online rumors- Says Chinese government

In Chin, the judicial moves have been forwarded against the social entities that take part in active spreading online rumors.

iii)             World’s Largest volcano found beneath pacific waters:-

Tamu Massif is the world’s largest volcano which was found beneath pacific waters. The volcano is 2 km below ses which is located on an underwater plateau named- Shatsky Rise. The volcano is considered to be as vast as “Olympus Mons” located on mars which are largest volcano in the solar system.

iv)             I will travel in space- Says  Mr. Bob Geldof:-

A famous rock band singer, an artist named Bob Geldof will travel in space. He is the first Irishman to do so. He will be travelling in Lynx Mark 2 Shuttle towards space.

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Sports Awards @ 2013

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2013:

Sl.No	Name of the sports person	Sport
1)	Mr. Ranjan  Sodhi	Shooting

Arjuna  Awards 2013:

Sl.No	Name of the sports person	Sport
1)	Ms.Chekrovolu Swuro	Archery
2)	Mr. Ranjith Maheshwari	Athletics
3)	Ms. P.V.Sindhi	Badminton
4)	Ms. Kavita Chahal	Boxing
5)	Mr. Rupesh Shah	Billiards and snooker
6)	Mr. Virat Kohli	Cricket
7)	Mr. Abhijeet Gupta	Chess
8)	Mr. Gagan Jeet Bhullar	Golf
9)	Ms. Saba Anjum	Hockey
10)	Ms. Rajkumari Rathore	Shooting
11)	Ms. Ms. Joshna Chinnappa	Squash
12)	Ms. Mouma Das	Table tennis
13)	Ms. Neha Rathi	Wrestling
14)	Mr. Dharmender Dalal	Wrestling
15)	Mr. Amit Kumar Saroha	Athletics(Para)

Dronacharya Awards for 2013:

Sl.No	Name of sports person	Sport
1)	Ms. Poornima Mahato	Archery
2)	Mr. Mahavir Singh	Boxing
3)	Mr. Narinder Singh Saini	Hockey
4)	Mr. K.P.Thomas	Athletics
5)	Mr. Raj Singh	wrestling

Dhyan Chand Awards 2013:

Sl.No	Name of the sports person	Sports
1)	Ms. Mary D’ souza Sequeira	Athletics
2)	Mr. Syed Ali	Hockey
3)	Mr. Anil Mann	Wrestling
4)	Mr. Girraj Singh	Para Sports(athletics)

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2013:

Sl.No	Category community sports	Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2013
1)	Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent	Dr. U.K.Mishra, Founde and President, National Sports Academy, Allahabad
2)	Financial Support For Sports	Services Sports Control Board
3)	Establishment and management of sports academies of excellence	Pullela Gopichand academy of badminton, Hyderabad
4)	Employment of sports person and sports welfare measures.	Petroleum sports promotion board

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Man Booker Prize 2013

Man booker prize 2013

After a release of long list of nominees for man booker prize in July this year, a short list for the prize was released early morning on 10^th September 2013. The short list for this year is as given.

i)                   A tale for the time being by Ruth Ozeki.

ii)                Harvest- by Jim Carce.

iii)              The lowland- by Jhumpa Lahiri.

iv)              The Luminaries- by Eleanor Catton.

v)                The Testament of Mary- Colm Tobin.

vi)              We Need New Names-Noviolet Bulawayo.

The winner of Man Booker Prize 2013 will be announced on 15^th October 2013. The judges for this year’s selection board are,

i)                   Robert Macfarlane-chairman

ii)                Robert Douglas Fairhurst- Judge

iii)              Natalie Haynes- Judge

iv)              Martha Kearney- Judge

v)                Staurt Kelly- Judge

For 2015 Man Booker Prize the neco panel of judge on selection board has been declared the judge’s panel are,

i)                   Morina warner CBE

ii)                Wen-chin ouyang

iii)              Naileem aslam

iv)              Elleke boehmer

v)                Edwin frank

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