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Gaudiya nritya


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    • Gaudiya dance
    • Gauḍīya nṛtya
    • Gautiya nritya
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    • found: Work cat.: Gauḍīya dance, 2005:foreword (a distinct style of dance which is characterized by a blending of devotional religion and art; dance, music, and drama constitute the essential features of Gauḍīya Dance; essentially a Vaiṣṇava form of dance) pref. (Gauḍīya Nṛtya; Indian classical dance form from Bengal)
    • found: Dr. Mahua Mukherjee & Gautiya Nritya, via Art India Web site, Aug. 10, 2007:home page ("Gaudiya means old Bengal and the Gaudiya Nritya which has its origin in the Natyashastra, vanished from the scene because of lack of patronage and political disturbances ... Gaudiya Nritya comprises chau which is a heroic dance, nachni which is shringaar form, kushan which deals with Luv Kush and has its roots in the Ramayan and the Kirtan, the devotional aspect.") Gautiya Nritya (Bengal too had a rich and prolific, disciplined and codified dance form i.e. Gaudiya Nritya)
    • found: Classical dances of India Web site, Aug. 10, 2007(under Odissi: There has been a recent research study by Dr. Mahua Mukherjee indicating the existence of a classical dance form unique to Bengal that is presently called the Gaudiya Nritya)
    • found: The Hindu, Dec. 26, 2006, via WWW, Aug. 10, 2007(in article entitled The wheel has come full circle: Gaudiya Nritya of Bengal; Mahua Mukherjee, who might be considered its chief practitioner, is vocal in her writings and presentations in explaining the distinct qualities and textual evidence that render this art distinct from any other classical dance style and worthy of being categorised as a separate classical form)
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    • GV1796.G38
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    • 2007-09-20: new
    • 2007-09-21: revised
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