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  2. Rasa (aesthetics) - Wikipedia

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    According to the Natya Shastra, a rasa is a synthetic phenomenon and the goal of any creative performance art, oratory, painting or literature. [11] [12] Wallace Dace translates the ancient text's explanation of rasa as "a relish that of an elemental human emotion like love, pity, fear, heroism or mystery, which forms the dominant note of a dramatic piece; this dominant emotion, as tasted by ...

  3. Natya Shastra - Wikipedia

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    The Natyashastra discusses dance and many other performing arts. The most studied version of the text, consisting of about 6000 poetic verses, is structured into 36 chapters. [3] The tradition believes that the text originally had 12,000 verses. [3] [36] Somewhat different versions of the manuscripts exist, and these contain 37 or 38 chapters.

  4. Indian aesthetics - Wikipedia

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    The theory of rasas still forms the aesthetic underpinning of all Indian classical dance and theatre, such as Bharatanatyam, kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, Kudiyattam, Kathakali and others. Expressing Rasa in classical Indian dance form is referred to as Rasa-abhinaya. The Nātyasāstra carefully delineates the bhavas used to create each ...

  5. Sthayibhava - Wikipedia

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    Sthayibhava or Sthyi-bhava ( Sanskrit: स्थायिभाव — IAST Sthāyibhāva, transl. Stable emotion, durable psychological state) is one of the essential artistic concepts in Sanskrit dramaturgy. The origin of this concept is attributed to Bharata while formulating his epic on Rasa theory in Natyashastra around 200 BC to 200 AD. [ 1]

  6. Abhinaya - Wikipedia

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    Abhinaya (Sanskrit abhi- 'towards' + nii- 'leading/guide') is the art of expression in Indian aesthetics. More accurately it means "leading an audience towards" the experience (bhava) of a sentiment (rasa). The concept, derived from Bharata Muni 's Natya Shastra, is used as an integral part of all Indian classical dance styles.

  7. Chicago Ridge, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Ridge is located at 41°42′9″N 87°46′43″W (41.702482, -87.778690). [6] According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chicago Ridge has a total area of 2.27 square miles (5.88 km 2), all land. [7] Located in Cook County, the village is 18 miles (29 km) southwest of the Loop.

  8. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    There are 178 official neighborhoods in Chicago. [1] Neighborhood names and identities have evolved due to real estate development and changing demographics. [2] Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. [3]

  9. Vedas - Wikipedia

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    The Vedangas were sciences that focused on helping understand and interpret the Vedas that had been composed many centuries earlier. [ 196 ] The six subjects of Vedanga are phonetics ( Śikṣā ), poetic meter ( Chandas ), grammar ( Vyākaraṇa ), etymology and linguistics ( Nirukta ), rituals and rites of passage ( Kalpa ), time keeping and ...