mythic Brahman sage and priest Bharata. was an ancient Indian musicologist who authored the Natya Shastra roughly around 400 BC and 200 BC.

The Natya Shastra, an ancient Indian treatise on performing arts, is traditionally attributed to Sage Bharata. It is a comprehensive text that covers various aspects of dance, music, and theater, providing guidelines for artists and performers.

Folk dancing is a simple dance form meant for group performance created for a reason like harvest of food, while classical is for enlightenment. Classical Indian dance is based on Natya Shastra.

Jana Natya Manch was created in 1973.

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