Indian Knowledge System (IKS)
Name of college :- Maharani Shree Nandkunverba Mahila Arts and Commerce College Name : Alpa B Gohel Year : F.Y - BA [Sem 1] Subject : Indian Knowledge System [IKS] Date : 5th October 2025 Professor : Rachana Miss TOPIC: NATYA SHASHTRA AND RASA THEORY BY BHARAT MUNI Author : Sage Bharat Muni Period : Around 200 BCE – 200 CE Country : Bharat Overview : The Natya Shastra is an ancient Sanskrit text considered the foundation of Indian performing arts — drama, dance, and music. It contains around 6,000 verses divided into 36 chapters. Bharat Muni wrote it to explain how performance can educate, entertain, and spiritually uplift audiences. Main Ideas: Origin of Drama: Created by the gods as a combination of the four Vedas — speech from Rigveda, music from Samaveda, acting from Yajurveda, and emotion from Atharvaveda. Rasa Theory : Central concept — the essence of emotions. There are nine rasas (Navarasa) like love (śṛṅgāra), anger (raudra), joy (hāsya), sorrow (karuṇa), et...