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Brief notes: Kalhana, Natyasastra, Pritviraj
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Write brief notes about the following: (a) Kalhana; (b) Natyasastra; (c) Prithviraj Raso.
(a) Kalhana: Kalhana was a celebrated author of Kashmir’s history and possesses a prominent place in Indian history as an author. Kalhana’s father Champaka was a Minister in King’s court. Kalhana is known for his famous work Rajatarangini which he wrote in 12th century (1147-1149 AD). Kalhana is considered to be the first historian from Kashmir and Rajatarangini is one of the
most valuable sources of Indian history on Kashmir.
(b) Natyasastra: Natyasastra literally means ‘science of theatre’ and consists of the most important text of dramaturgy that anyone in India has ever produced. Written by sage Bharatha between 500 and 300 BC, it contains fundamental facts about all forms of art, thus serving as a comprehensive guide on the subject. In its 36 chapters, Natyasastra covers the origin of theatre, acting, costume designing, make up, dance, music, play construction, grammar, poetic composition, rituals and architecture of theatre etc.
(c) Prithviraj Raso: Prithviraj Raso is a well known and celebrated poetic epic composed by a famous poet Chand Bardai in praise of a Rajput king of Rajputana, Prithviraj Chauhan. Bardai was a court poet of the king Prithviraj.
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