Karana-Kusumakara or The Poems of The Body

Name: Karana-Kusumakara or The Poems of The Body
Brand: Bhatt Bhalchandra
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Bhatt Bhalchandra

Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan

Language: Hindi

Total Pages: 204

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175 (136 Color Illustrations)Back of the BookThe human mind is not capable of composing a perfect work of art. So do not try in vain otherwise you will lose art form that work. PrefaceThe inherent feelings of the human mind are usually expressed through different limbs of the body with their actions or gestures.These physical gestures of the limbs of hands and feet are named as KARANAS. They consist of artistic lengthening and contractions of the human body. They are described in the Natyashastra.When the relation between KARANA and Acting can be described as- relation between a pervader and the pervaded objects or- relation between a part and a whole.We shall find similarity or likeness between a KARANA and acting in form. But we know that the KARANAS do not have that likeness and popularity which is consisted in acting.For there is pre-eminence of characteristic specialty in the KARANAS. Because of this nature they are enjoyable by really cultured spectators only. Moreover the demonstration of the excitement of the feelings is imitative in Acting. There is nothing like this in case of KARANAS.With this point of view the Natyasastra considers the importance of KARANAS more in subtlety than Acting. And we know that acting helps us in enjoying the dramatic sentiment. In the same way the KARANAS also become a medium of experiencing the sentiment. This sentiment is enjoyable by the characters as well as the spectators.KARANA is a form of art. We know that even sculptures idols and pictures which are devoid of life element are in the form of KARANAS.Just as KARANAS are visible the RASAS (or sentiments) can also be expressed th

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