1. What do you know about the cultural heritage of India?
2. Describe the classical art forms of India.
3. Write in brief about the classical dance forms of India.
4. What are the different categories of Indian music?
Answers
1. India is blessed with its rich cultural and heritage Value. The Indian culture varies like its vast geography. People speak in different languages, dress differently, follow different religions, eat different food but are of the same temperament. So whether it is a joyous occasion or a moment of grief, people participate whole-heartedly, feeling the happiness or pain. A festival or a celebration is never constrained to a family or a home.
2. They are:
Bharatanatyam.
Kathak.
Kathakali.
Kuchipudi.
Odissi.
Sattriya.
Manipuri.
Mohiniyattam.
3. They are:
classical music, folk music, filmi, Indian rock and Indian pop. India's classical music tradition,
1). The cultural heritage of India has its roots in the diverse components of culture i.e. musical heritage, dances, sculpturing and other fine arts, festivities, languages spoken, traditional beliefs and customs, food and many more like these. Indian culture is a numerous blend of varying styles and influences.
2).The Sangeet Natak Akademi recognizes eight classical art forms of India– Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohiniyattam.
3) Indian classical dance, or Shastriya Nritya, is an umbrella term for various performance arts rooted in religious Hindu musical theatre styles, whose theory and practice can be traced to the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra.
The number of recognized classical dances range from eight to more, depending on the source and scholar. The Sangeet Natak Akademi recognizes eight – Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohiniyattam. Scholars such as Drid Williams add Chhau, Yakshagana and Bhagavata Mela to the list.The Culture Ministry of the Government of India includes Chhau in its classical list. These dances are traditionally regional, all of them include music and recitation in local language or Sanskrit, and they represent a unity of core ideas in a diversity of styles, costumes and expression.
4).The music of India includes multiple varieties of classical music, folk music, filmi, Indian rock and Indian pop. India's classical music tradition, including Hindustani music and Carnatic, has a history spanning millennia and developed over several areas.