Indian art and culture / Performing arts
Classical dance: Odissi, Kathak, Manipuri, Sattriya and Chhau
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Odissi (Odisha): mahari and gotipua traditions, chowk and tribhanga, Odhra Magadha in Natyashastra, Gita Govinda
- Kathak (north India): kathakars, Raslila of Braj, Mughal court, Lucknow (Wajid Ali Shah), Jaipur and Banaras gharanas
- Manipuri: Lai Haraoba, Ras Lila (Bhagyachandra), Pung cholom, Nata Sankirtana links
- Sattriya (Assam): created by Sankardeva in the fifteenth century in the sattras; combination of music, dance and drama; Vaishnavite; Ankia Naat; recognised 2000
- Chhau (UNESCO 2010): Purulia (West Bengal, masks), Seraikella (Jharkhand, masks), Mayurbhanj (Odisha, no masks); martial and Puranic themes
Where to study
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 11
Themes in Indian History Part II, Class XII (prelims and contents)
- Theme 6
Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures
- ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures, pp. 1-15 (printed 79-93)
- ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures, 'Classical' dances (Odissi), p. 6 (printed 84)
- ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures, Beyond Regional Frontiers: The Story of Kathak, pp. 5-6 (printed 83-84)
- ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures, 'Classical' dances (Manipuri), p. 6 (printed 84)
UNESCO ICH Representative List: Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur (India, 2013)
- Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur (2013): description
Themes in Indian History Part II, Class XII, Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts
- Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, 9. Reconstructing Histories of Religious Traditions: Shankaradeva, p. 26 (printed 165)
InsightsIAS, Ancient Indian History topic index
- Classical Dance forms
UNESCO ICH Representative List: Chhau dance (India, 2010)
- Chhau dance (2010): description (Seraikella, Purulia and Mayurbhanj styles)
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: India, elements on the Lists (with inscription years)
- Elements on the Lists: 2010 Chhau dance