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भरतनाट्यम् (bharatanATyam)





Let's talk about dance today.


Yes! भरतनाट्यम् (bharatanATyam)



Now mostly the word भरतनाट्यम् (bharatanATyam) is thought to be dance of India.


But is that what it means?


Not really!


Let's find out what it means.


भरत (bharata) can be broken down into the following:


1) "भ" इति अक्षरेण भावः ("bha" iti akSareNa bhAvaH) =bha stands for bhAva


2) "र" इति अक्षरेण रागः   ("ra" iti aksSareNA rAgaH)  = ra stands for rAga

3) "त" इति अक्षरेण तालः   (  ta iti akSareNa tAlaH  ) = ta stands for tAla

4) नाट्यम् (nATyam) means dance.

Therefore भरतनाट्यम् (bharatanATyam) means a dance that is combination of bhAva+rAga+tAla

So it has to be a perfect balance..surely we would not want to over dose the "ra" part and guess who would come calling? Ra Ra anyone????