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  2. Kathakali - Wikipedia

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    Kathakali is different from a similar-sounding Kathak, though both are Indian classical dance traditions of "story play" wherein the stories have been traditionally derived from the Hindu epics and the Puranas. Kathak is an ancient performance art that emerged in North India, with roots in traveling bards retelling mythical and spiritual ...

  3. Manimekalai - Wikipedia

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    ' jewelled belt, girdle of gems '), also spelled Manimekhalai or Manimekalai, is a Tamil Buddhist [1] epic composed by Kulavāṇikaṉ Seethalai Sataṉar probably somewhere between the 2nd century to the 6th century. [2] It is an "anti-love story", [3] [4] a sequel to the "love story" in the earliest Tamil epic Cilappatikaram, with some ...

  4. Silambam - Wikipedia

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    Tamil Rajinikanth 1982 Thooral Ninnu Pochchu: Tamil K. Bhagyaraj: 1983 Mundhanai Mudichu: Tamil K. Bhagyaraj 1989 Karagattakaran: Tamil Ramarajan: 1992 Thevar Magan: Tamil Kamal Haasan: 1994 Periya Marudhu: Tamil Vijayakanth: 1995 Villadhi Villain: Tamil Sathyaraj: 1996 Amman Kovil Vaasalile: Tamil Ramarajan 2008 Silambattam: Tamil Silambarasan ...

  5. Martin Wickramasinghe - Wikipedia

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    The story of a successful family in a Southern village is used to portray the gradual replacement of traditional economic and social structure of the village by commercial city influence. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] Wickramasinghe followed Gamperaliya with Yuganthaya (1948) and Kaliyugaya (1957) forming a trilogy.

  6. Five Great Epics - Wikipedia

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    Three of the five great epics of Tamil literature are attributed to Tamil Jains, while two are attributed to Tamil Buddhists. Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi, Cilappathikāram, and Valayapathi were written by Tamil Jains, while Manimekalai and Kundalakesi were authored by Buddhists. The first mention of the Aimperumkappiyam (lit.

  7. Bharatanatyam - Wikipedia

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    Bharatanatyam (Tamil: பரதநாட்டியம்) is an Indian classical dance form that originated in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] It is a classical dance ...

  8. List of works by Rabindranath Tagore - Wikipedia

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    The Bathing Ghat's Tale [Stories 2] [Stories 3] Novel 1887 Rajarshi: The Royal Sage; Essays 1888 Samalochana: Reviews; Musical drama 1888 Mayar Khela: The Play of Illusions; Drama 1889 Raja o Rani: King and Queen [Drama 1] Drama 1890 Visarjan (or Bisarjan; adaptation of Rajarshi) Sacrifice [Drama 2] Poetry 1890 Manasi: The Heart's Desire ...

  9. Kundalakesi - Wikipedia

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    The Kuntalakeci is one of Aim-perum-kappiyam (lit. "five great kavyas", or The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature) according to the later Tamil literary tradition. [2] The surviving stanza fragments of the epic are in kalitturai poetic meter. It was likely an epic drama-musical for Tamil Buddhist audience in and about the 10th-century. [2]