His Story/Her Story
A Lovestory from Purana's In retrospect storytelling, is an art. I recall my childhood days when every Friday we had a kid's union in our home and under my grandfather’s supervision we had to narrate a story. Whoever did it by capturing the interest of the peers, was considered the winner and given a chocolate. The traditional method of storytelling in India since Vedic age is through dhwani (sound in rhythm) and Sruti (words) for a storyteller the aim was illumination, not logical conviction, their ideal, the inspired seer, not the accurate reasoner. This Indian tradition has faithfully preserved this account in Kathakali- dance drama. Kathakali: The attractive make-up of the characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures with well-defined body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music accompanied by complimentary percussion. Kathakali emerged from Krishanattam, life and act...