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← The source texts

Natya Shastra

Natya, Sangita, Shilpa and Chitra

Who

Bharata Muni — Dramaturgical scholar

When

Date disputed; the text is layered · disputed · disputed
Composition is placed across a wide range and the text shows accretion

Where

Unknown or disputed.

Where in the text, and who commented

Passage not yet recorded.

What it carries into modern education

Art, music, dance and drama · CBSE · ICSE · IGCSE · IB · State — Theatre and its structure, rasa theory, scales, rhythm and notation, dance grammar, painting and iconography, stagecraft.

Performing arts — Dramaturgy, aesthetics, music theory, dance grammar and stage practice.

Evidence: traditionally attributed · no modern scholarly reference recorded yet.