Theos-Talk Archives (August 2011 Message tt00037)

I am not upto speed on these matters. It is fascinating to learn. Thanks,
John.

On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 1:34 PM, <Augoeides-222@lMKIWUaGjxgiPsyc284rF7JXMEJKsw2pYE0zlC7-vZKmtQhGkwATTWUHSagfdGCz23WrmEcZz_zqjYb-oUi_0kCObec.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> John,
> Dr. Thakur Jaideva Singh in his book "Indian Music" 1995 has mentions in
> various pages that seem to associate the Ragamala with "Ragamala" paintings
> that present the Sarasvati and other pantheon personages in Dakini school
> paintings. The Pandit Visnu Narayana Bhatkhande in 1914 published works
> named Raga-mala and also Raga-manjari of Pundarika Vithala. Maybe if you
> Google Image search "Raga-mala Dakini Paintings" you can find some details
> that help. Also the Raga-mala seem to be associated with a more ancient
> Druva-pada music that had sevenfold organizations in it's musical structure,
> Druva is the "pole star" derived from the verb root "dhru" to be firm or
> fixed. The age of our present Druva is intimately connected with the cycles
> of the Root Races. (ref.: Sanskrit Keys to the Wisdom Religion- Judith
> Tyberg., 1940. Shiva as Cosmic Axis Pole Dances and Drums the Cosmic
> Sphuratta (Gleam: a throb like gleam of absolute Freedom of the Divine
> bringing about the world-process; Spanda, the light of the spirit. Spanda:
> Throb in the motionless Siva which brings about the manifestation,
> maintenance, and withdrawal of the universe; svatantrya sakti' , creative
> pulsation. (ref.: "Spanda Karika" Jaideva Singh.) Dance (Raga) is the drama
> of creation itself that is a codified complex ancient inheritance in India
> and other nations.
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> Regards,
> John
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> From: "John E. Mead" <jemead@uqWXm1xechB7G0UZ4gFy8qZE2mshLL3nqlS9LCfNTEzv-aSBD-NiTcHmU0GpgrKTQFBw8iOzgIapO8SrAg.yahoo.invalid>
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> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 6:40:58 AM
> Subject: Re: theos-talk Dance Revival in India by Rukmini Arundale - 75th
> Anniversary
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> where does Ragamala fit into the traditions?
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> On 8/21/2011 8:50 AM, MKR wrote:
> > Rukmini Devi Arundale started the revival of the Indian Dance - Bharatha
> > Natya when she performed at the Theosophical Convention at Adyar in 1936.
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> > She established Kalakshetra Academy which is now a University and it is
> > celebrating 75th anniversary of the revival. To give you an idea of how
> > popular the dance is in the USA, all the major cities in the USA has
> dance
> > schools and most first generation immigrants from India, invariably send
> > their daughters to be trained in it. You can read about the celebration
> > scheduled in Mumbai.
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> > < http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/watch-learn-like/446453/ >
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> > MKR
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