{"id":405,"date":"2017-06-19T14:42:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T18:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/?page_id=405"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:42:22","slug":"chapter-19-narrative-music-and-dance-in-the-hindu-traditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/a-hundred-autumns-to-live\/chapter-19-narrative-music-and-dance-in-the-hindu-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 19: Narrative, Music, and Dance in the Hindu Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 19: Narrative, Music, and Dance in the Hindu Traditions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-405 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-tabla.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-tabla.jpg 800w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-tabla-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-tabla-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-tabla-200x136.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-406'>\n\t\t\t\t1 year old Smriti tries her hand at the tabla\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-tukaram.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-tukaram.jpg 800w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-tukaram-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-tukaram-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-tukaram-200x134.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-407'>\n\t\t\t\tSri Tukaram Ganapathi sings the Abhangs of Marathi saints in Ocala, FL.\nApril, 2003.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-violin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-violin.jpg 800w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-violin-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-violin-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-violin-200x137.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-408'>\n\t\t\t\tSri Lalgudi Krishnan plays the violin in a concert held in Gainesville, FL. April, 2001.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dance<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-405 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata.jpg 208w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata-85x300.jpg 85w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata-200x706.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-409'>\n\t\t\t\tSmt. Tara Bikkasani shows the facial expressions \nof a woman waiting for her beloved and angry with him.\nBharata Natya dance, c.1999. Gainesville, FL. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata2.jpg 245w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata2-101x300.jpg 101w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata2-200x595.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-410'>\n\t\t\t\tSmt. Tara Bikkasani shows the facial expressions \nof a woman waiting for her beloved and angry with him.\nBharata Natya dance, c.1999. Gainesville, FL. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata3.jpg 522w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-bharata3-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-411'>\n\t\t\t\tKavita Rajasekhar does a Bharata Natyam dance \nin an international festival,\nGainesville, FL. \nMarch, 2002\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-sasikala.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-sasikala.jpg 800w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-sasikala-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-sasikala-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch19-sasikala-200x135.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-412'>\n\t\t\t\tSmt. Sasikala, noted kuchipudi dancer, teaches at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, c.1998.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/a-hundred-autumns-to-live\/chapter-16-feasting-and-fasting-domestic-celebrations-and-votive-rituals\/\">See also Garbha dancing (Chapter 16).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":884,"featured_media":0,"parent":152,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-405","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/884"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":863,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/405\/revisions\/863"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}