A ROLE OF INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE IN BUILDING GOOD NATION

A ROLE OF INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE IN BUILDING GOOD NATION

AKASH KUMAR MUNI

Masters in Performing Arts

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Dance is the form of oscillation or pulsation of our body, soul and mind. It is the form of devotion through which a dancer can reach to the supreme. It is the shed of knowledge under which various performance arts routed and get nurtured. It is a form of discipline. A dancer can only reach to the stage through patience, concentration and regular hard work.

As, the human born and grow up with different aspects, like that dance also in frame a human with different aspects of life. In Natyashastra, Indian dance has been described, the great saga Bharata Muni also signified its importance towards life. A human can express his/her feelings, emotions through dance with the help of Angika, Bachika, Swattik and Aaharjya Abhinya. Our classical dance is based on Mythology and puranas. So, when somebody practice it, they come under the rich culture and heritage of our country .Where now-a-days people are getting away from Veda and Puranas but due to Indian Classical dance form some extent of knowledge is spreading among humans.

If someone wants to learn Indian Classical Dance, they must have to learn all the holy book or story of Mahabharata ,Ramayana, Geeta, Shivapurana etc. The Bhava, Rasa and Abhinaya described in Natyasastra which is used in Indian Classical Dance. If a human being learn it, it helps to develop himself to be a good person and human being but the development of human emotions has not received the desired attention in our country One could say that the present deadlock in world affair is to a large extent due to the lop-sided development of human personality.

The Great lady business icon Nita Ambani said, “Indian classical dance is sustained by a profound philosophy. Form seeks to merge with the formless, motions seek to become a part of the motionless, and the dancing individual seeks to become one with the eternal dance of the cosmos”.

Michael Jackson said,

“Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on. On many an occasion when I am dancing, I have felt touched by something sacred. In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists”.
Today, when moral values decline and violence increase, it is the duty of the dancer to create an atmosphere of peace through the dance and deep spiritual dedication that accompanies any performer of classical dance. A Great Chinese proverb says: “IF YOU HAVE TWO LOAVES, SALE ONE AND BUY A LILY”. The implication is obvious. Don’t concentrate your attention on only food and drink, but give an equal attention to the development of your aesthetic nature. There are many dance forms in the world which have its own several modes of thought and activity and method to express itself. In one sentence it can summarised up as “A BRANCH OF A BIG TREE”. Western, Southern, Northern and Eastern nations, dance cultures have several essential points which have their own symbolic difference.

Now a day where all over the world everyone is trying to adopt Indian culture, this thing has been started by the adaptation of classical dance of India many year ago.

This is the only language which is been understand by every age, cast, sex and nation.
Therefore, Martha Graham said, “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.”

There are some specific elements about the Indian Classical dance which individualises from other dances of the world. If our youth or children are to be schooled to avenue for the interpretation of our national consciousness the training of dance, we impart to them must be truly national as well as Indian in spirit which results to give birth to a good human being. At last, but not least I would like to conclude by saying that: There is a direct proportional between dance, culture and student which helps to build a good nation.

The eight recognised Indian Classical Dance forms; Bharathanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohininatyam, Odissi and Satthriya. A true heritage of India's diverse Culture!

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