Issue 18, Mar-Apr 2008 


Feature: Shringara Poetry




Depiction of “Shringara” by Bharatnatyam dancer.
Photo by Sanyuktaa.
Credit – www.flickr.com

Shringara and other Navarasas are most vividly depicted in classical Indian dances. This section carries many photographs and sculptures showing the various moods of Nayikas and Nayaks. These are taken from various websites and acknowledged in individual images.


Ambika Ananth: Shringara – the Raja Rasa

From Classics
"Amarushataka"
Jayadeva’s "Gita Govinda"

Modern Shringara poetry
Assamese
Ganesh Gogoi
Lakhminath Bezbarua

Bengali
Bishnu Dey

Gujarati
Dileep Jhaveri
Harindra Dave
Priyakant Maniar
Rajendra Shah
Ramesh Parekh
Sundaram
Vinod Joshi

Kannada
Mamta Sagar

Maithili
Udaya Narayana Singh

Telugu
Mahe Jabeen
Varanasi Ramabrahmam

English
Ambika Ananth
Aruni Kashyap
Kala Ramesh
Nikesh Murali
Rajarshi Singh
Usha Akella
Vyom Prashanth