ideas about indian dancing is religious
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Dancing, as understood in India, is not a mere spectacle or entertainment, but a representation, by means of gestures, of stories of gods and heroes—thus displaying a theme, not the dancer. Classical dance and theater constituted the exoteric worldwide counterpart of the esoteric wisdom of the Vedas.
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The relationship between religion and secularism is a complex one. Attached to both terms are several connotations and implications, even within the world of dance. To my surprise, I found that the two co-exist in dance very uncomfortably in the minds of many people who feel the need to expel one or the other. To me, they are not in conflict.
Indian classical dance can be of equal value to a religious and a secular person. But first, the term ‘secular' must be explained, particularly in the Indian context. Professor Rajeev Bhargava, a political theorist, has done extensive work on Indian secularism and highlighted its difference from Western models of secularism. It is imperative to explain this because Western models of secularism are imprinted in Indian minds.