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    STUDIA DRAMATICA - Issue no. 1 / 2019  
         
  Article:   THE SOCIO-POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY NARRATIVES ON INDIAN DANCES.

Authors:  SINDHUJA SURYADEVARA. 		 
       
         
  Abstract:  From mentions of dance in treatises as old as 2nd century to regional variations around 13th century to the 20th century - dance has travelled, traversed and evolved. When the agenda of Nationalism was in vogue during pre and post-independence periods, there was a necessity to produce something unique to the nation and make a point about its rich heritage. Dance was one effective medium that served as a cultural symbol. This very notion modified the course of dance, its form and structure. The ancient practices were modified and tailor-made to suit agendas of the time and popular choices. This paper attempts to understand this phenomenon of how the socio-political ideologies have affected the Indian classical dances. The focus would be on the political affiliations specific to the Kūcipūḍi form of dance.

Keywords: Classical, Kūcipūḍi, Nationalism, Culture, Tradition, Identity 		 
         
     
         
         
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