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Kalidasa’s‘Sakuntala
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Raja Varma, “Sakuntala” (1901)
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Modern Painting: ‘Sakuntala
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Varma, “Sakuntala” (1890s)
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Varma “Sakuntala” (1897)
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Varma, “The Lady with a Mirror” (1894)
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Kshitin Majumdar “Sakuntala” ( c. 1900)
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Modern Painting: ‘Sakuntala and Dusyanta
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Modern Painting: ‘Sakuntala and Dusyanta
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rasa
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Modern Painting: Vishnu/ Shringara
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According the Bharata in the Natya’sastra, there are eight rasas
According the Bharata in the Natya’sastra, there are eight rasas. Each one is associated with a color, a sentiment and a god(dess): Shringara (shyama/bluish-black); the erotic; Vishnu Hasya (white) the comic; Shiva Karuna (dove-colored/light gray) the pathetic; Yama Raudra (red) the furious; Rudra Vira (yellow) the heroic; Indra Bhayanaka (black) the terrible; Kala Bibhatsa (blue) the hateful; Mahakala Adbhuta (gold) the marvelous; Ghandarva Later writers added a ninth rasa: • Shanta (jasmine- or moon-colored/pinkish or yellowish white) the tranquil; Narayana
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Dharma धर्म: the teachings of the Buddha which lead to Enlightenment, the constituent elements of the experienced world; we must strive to be dharmic. Karma कर्म: the “action” or “deed” a person takes which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect; it does not trigger punishment or reward but there are consequences to what we do and desire. Buddha, Sarnah (3rd c. CE)
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And it is all about the happy ending…
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