Songs Of Love & Longing: How Javalis Shaped Desire In Traditional Carnatic Dance & Music
Drishya, Homegrown
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- Type
- article
- Level
- beginner
- Language
- en
- Cost
- free
- Topics
- javali, light forms, history
What it is
A magazine feature on the javali, a light classical genre linked to Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. It contrasts javali with the more introspective padam and discusses its probable origins, court patronage and revival. A journalistic piece, not a scholarly one.
Why it is useful here
An accessible, readable account of what a javali is and why it was controversial, in contrast to the padam.
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