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The theoretical foundations of Gaurika dance can be found in the ancient Sanskrit text Natyashastra; Its existence in ancient times is attested by dance poses in sculptures of the [[Bengal temple architecture|Gaudiya style temple]] and archaeological sites associated with [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]]. After [[Independence Day (India)|India's independence]] from colonial rule, it underwent revival, reconstruction and expansion in the 1980s.
The theoretical foundations of Gaurika dance can be found in the ancient Sanskrit text Natyashastra; Its existence in ancient times is attested by dance poses in sculptures of the [[Bengal temple architecture|Gaudiya style temple]] and archaeological sites associated with [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]]. After [[Independence Day (India)|India's independence]] from colonial rule, it underwent revival, reconstruction and expansion in the 1980s.


It has been reconstructed by [[Mahua Mukherjee]], a Bengali researcher and dancer.<ref name=kumu>{{cite news|first=Kumudha |last=Bharatram |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/dance-of-the-ancients/article1608014.ece |title=Dance of the ancients |newspaper=The Hindu |date=April 9, 2011 |access-date=November 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name=anjana>{{cite news|last=Rajan |first=Anjana |url=http://www.hindu.com/ms/2006/12/26/stories/2006122600040100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108051652/http://www.hindu.com/ms/2006/12/26/stories/2006122600040100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2012|work=[[The Hindu]] |title=The wheel has come full circle|date=December 26, 2006 }}</ref> It is recognised as an [[Indian classical dance]] by [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaudiya Nritya|url=http://indianculture.gov.in/intangible-cultural-heritage/performing-arts/gaudiya-nritya|access-date=2022-01-25|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}</ref> also recognized by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] ,but study of it is eligible for scholarships from the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]] of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiaculture.nic.in/indiaculture/scholarship-to-young-artist.html|title=Scholarship to Young Artistes, 2005|publisher=Ministry of Culture. Government of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021161953/http://indiaculture.nic.in/indiaculture/scholarship-to-young-artist.html|archive-date=October 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Scholarly reception of the reconstruction ranges from caution to skepticism.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Feet forgotten and found|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/gaudiya-nritya-bengals-forsaken-native-dance-form/cid/1816444|access-date=2022-01-25|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref name=utpal>Utpal Kumar Banerjee (2006). [https://books.google.com/books?id=RdsJAQAAMAAJ&q=mahua+mukherjee ''Indian performing arts: a mosaic'']. New Delhi: Harman Publishing House. {{ISBN|9788186622759}}. p.&nbsp;79: "re-creating Gaudiya Nritya as one of the acceptable classical styles will need a formal framework".</ref><ref name=leela>Leela Venkataraman (2006). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/23005939 Negotiating the Extremes: dance]. ''India International Centre Quarterly'', '''33''' (1): 93-102. {{subscription required}} "one may have reservations about the classical dance repertoire visualised by [Mukherjee]".</ref><ref name=roma>Roma Chatterji (2005). p.&nbsp;9: "Mukherjee tries to reconstitute a Bengali aesthetic within the perspective of pan-Indian civilisation".</ref>
It has been reconstructed by [[Mahua Mukherjee]], a Bengali researcher and dancer.<ref name=kumu>{{cite news|first=Kumudha |last=Bharatram |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/dance-of-the-ancients/article1608014.ece |title=Dance of the ancients |newspaper=The Hindu |date=April 9, 2011 |access-date=November 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name=anjana>{{cite news|last=Rajan |first=Anjana |url=http://www.hindu.com/ms/2006/12/26/stories/2006122600040100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108051652/http://www.hindu.com/ms/2006/12/26/stories/2006122600040100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2012|work=[[The Hindu]] |title=The wheel has come full circle|date=December 26, 2006 }}</ref>
A research scholarship was awarded by the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]] for this dance-based research, which is mainly offered to recognized [[Indian classical dance|Indian classical dances]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaudiya Nritya|url=http://indianculture.gov.in/intangible-cultural-heritage/performing-arts/gaudiya-nritya|access-date=2022-01-25|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}</ref> also recognized by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] ,but study of it is eligible for scholarships from the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]] of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiaculture.nic.in/indiaculture/scholarship-to-young-artist.html|title=Scholarship to Young Artistes, 2005|publisher=Ministry of Culture. Government of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021161953/http://indiaculture.nic.in/indiaculture/scholarship-to-young-artist.html|archive-date=October 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Scholarly reception of the reconstruction ranges from caution to skepticism.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Feet forgotten and found|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/gaudiya-nritya-bengals-forsaken-native-dance-form/cid/1816444|access-date=2022-01-25|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref name=utpal>Utpal Kumar Banerjee (2006). [https://books.google.com/books?id=RdsJAQAAMAAJ&q=mahua+mukherjee ''Indian performing arts: a mosaic'']. New Delhi: Harman Publishing House. {{ISBN|9788186622759}}. p.&nbsp;79: "re-creating Gaudiya Nritya as one of the acceptable classical styles will need a formal framework".</ref><ref name=leela>Leela Venkataraman (2006). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/23005939 Negotiating the Extremes: dance]. ''India International Centre Quarterly'', '''33''' (1): 93-102. {{subscription required}} "one may have reservations about the classical dance repertoire visualised by [Mukherjee]".</ref><ref name=roma>Roma Chatterji (2005). p.&nbsp;9: "Mukherjee tries to reconstitute a Bengali aesthetic within the perspective of pan-Indian civilisation".</ref>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==

Revision as of 17:06, 12 January 2024

Gaudiya
File:Bhoomichari in Gaudiya Nritya.jpg
Gaudiya dance
Native nameগৌড়ীয় (Bengali)
Instrument(s)Anaddha, Ghana, Susir and Tata[1]
OriginWest Bengali, India
Bengali classical dance.
Performance of Gaudiya Nritya by Mahua Mukherjee
File:Gaudiya nritya mahua.jpg
Gaudiya Nritya

Gaudiya Nritya (Template:Lang-bn) or Gour̤īyo Nrityo, is an ancient Bengali classical dance tradition.[2][3][4] It originates from Gauda, also known as Gaur, in Bengal. Gaudiya Nritya is mentioned by ancient poets of Bengal. This dance expressed religious stories through songs written and composed to the ragas & talas of Gaudiya music by ancient poets, especially Vaishnavism. Gaudiya Nritya performances have also expressed ideas of other traditions related to the Hindu deities Shiva and Ganesha, as well as Shakta concepts.

The theoretical foundations of Gaurika dance can be found in the ancient Sanskrit text Natyashastra; Its existence in ancient times is attested by dance poses in sculptures of the Gaudiya style temple and archaeological sites associated with Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. After India's independence from colonial rule, it underwent revival, reconstruction and expansion in the 1980s.

It has been reconstructed by Mahua Mukherjee, a Bengali researcher and dancer.[4][5]

A research scholarship was awarded by the Ministry of Culture for this dance-based research, which is mainly offered to recognized Indian classical dances.[6] also recognized by Sangeet Natak Akademi ,but study of it is eligible for scholarships from the Ministry of Culture of India.[7] Scholarly reception of the reconstruction ranges from caution to skepticism.[8][9][10][11]

Etymology

On 21 September 1994, The name Gaudiya Nritya was adopted on the advice of Indologist Bratindra Nath Mukhopadhyay.[12] Reasons for this designation include: in ancient times – the reign of Shashanka and the Pala and Sena eras – the whole of Bengal was referred to as Gauda and the presence of the Gaudiya style in the Indian music and literature. Also, in the fifteenth century, Sangeet Shastrakar Maheswara Mohapatra of Odisha mentions seven types of dance styles in Abhinaya Chandrika, including Gaudiya dance.[13]

References

  1. ^ Mukherjee 2000, p. 95.
  2. ^ Roma Chatterji (2005). Folklore and the Construction of National Tradition Archived February 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Indian Folklife 19 (Folklore Abroad: On the Diffusion and Revision of Sociocultural Categories): 9. Accessed January 2014. "a classical dance tradition that has vanished from the urban areas".
  3. ^ "West Bengal Tourism: Dance". Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal. 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Bharatram, Kumudha (April 9, 2011). "Dance of the ancients". The Hindu. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. ^ Rajan, Anjana (December 26, 2006). "The wheel has come full circle". The Hindu. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "Gaudiya Nritya". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Scholarship to Young Artistes, 2005". Ministry of Culture. Government of India. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Feet forgotten and found". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Utpal Kumar Banerjee (2006). Indian performing arts: a mosaic. New Delhi: Harman Publishing House. ISBN 9788186622759. p. 79: "re-creating Gaudiya Nritya as one of the acceptable classical styles will need a formal framework".
  10. ^ Leela Venkataraman (2006). Negotiating the Extremes: dance. India International Centre Quarterly, 33 (1): 93-102. (subscription required) "one may have reservations about the classical dance repertoire visualised by [Mukherjee]".
  11. ^ Roma Chatterji (2005). p. 9: "Mukherjee tries to reconstitute a Bengali aesthetic within the perspective of pan-Indian civilisation".
  12. ^ Mukherjee 2000, p. 1.
  13. ^ Mukherjee 2000, pp. 1–2.

Bibliography

  • Sengupta, Pallab; Banerjee, Manabendu; Mukherjee, Mahua, eds. (December 2005). Gaudiya Dance: A Coolection of Seminar Papers. 1 Park Street, Kolkata: The Asiatic Society.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  • Mukherjee, Mahua (January 2000). Gaur̤īẏa Nṛtya গৌড়ীয় নৃত্য [Gaudiya Dance] (in Bengali). 1 Park Street, Kolkata: The Asiatic Society.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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