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Nilanjana Bhattacharya
The Dance Movement of Bengal: Rabindranath and His Dance-Dramas
Critical Stages/Scènes critiques, 2024
In Bengal, colonial modernity manifested itself through several channels, new literary/artistic g... more In Bengal, colonial modernity manifested itself through several channels, new literary/artistic genres being some of them. Nrityanatya or dance-drama is one such genre that was introduced in Bengal in the twentieth century by Rabindranath Thakur (1861–1941). His dance dramas are unique in several ways, including occupying space in the arenas of literature as well as performance. Trying to address this fluidity that enables the genre to function in multiple platforms, this essay ventures to understand the generic characteristics of the genre dance-drama, along with the fluid dance form Rabindranritya, and how they contributed to the “dance movement.”
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Beyond Translation: Retelling and Literary History
Translation Today, 2023
Translation" as a literary term, originated in a specific European context. However, the term has... more Translation" as a literary term, originated in a specific European context. However, the term has been generalised to such an extent that it is often used to read texts across languages and cult
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Nilanjana Bhattacharya*
Abstract
In Bengal, colonial modernity manifested itself through several channels, new literary/artistic genres being some of them. Nrityanatya or dance-drama is one such genre that was introduced in Bengal in the twentieth century by Rabindranath Thakur (1861–1941). His dance dramas are unique in several ways, including occupying space in the arenas of literature as well as performance. Trying to address this fluidity that enables the genre to function in multiple platforms, this essay ventures to understand the generic characteristics of the genre dance-drama, along with the fluid dance form Rabindranritya, and how they contributed to the “dance movement.”
Keywords:Nrityanatya, modernity, Rabindranritya, Chitrangada, Chandalika, Shyama
Gurudev (Rabindranath) regarded dance as a moving art of the body. He felt exalted in the joy of its rhythm. Therefore, without any hesitation he managed to initiate a lively dance movement in Santiniketan. [He did that] in tune with the joyful and wholistic education system of Santiniketan. . .
Ghosh 2–3; own translation
This is the response of Santideb Ghosh (1910–99)—one of the students of Santiniketan, who later became a famous dancer and an equally acclaimed singer—to a critic of Rabindranritya who
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Beyond Translation: Retelling and Literate History
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