Posted by Raga on December 07, 2007 at 11:15:34:

 In Reply to: Re: musings posted by mallika on December 06, 2007 at 17:35:52:

 I am a bit confused,Mallika

I am not financially secure and have to struggle for living, so I am happy whenever I get a free glimpse of the art. I found it extremely helpful that some people put a wealth of information on the net, like utube, to see samples. To name one, prince khaalid put some 2000 film clips over the last months for display and hundreds of them with some of the most famous BN film dancers ever, just to read the critics is educational to me.

What I say is really off topic here, but I admire what you do, pay or not, it`s OK. My interest is rather different, I discovered that within the tradition of BN there is so much undiscovered yet, that years ago I started to uncover the less disputeable facts in the scripture, those that have some mathematical background like the 22 shruties. I discovered there was a time when this knowledge was universal and that it got misunderstood later on, which explains to me differences in indian music and religion to the western tradition. I have a half finished manuscript I can mail you if you leave your email. For my pleasure I discovered some of the oldest melodies of menkind in the scripture and I believe that at one time they could have been used with dance. My interest is really in the very beginning of BN, but I know that nobody can help me in this inquiery.
 
 
 

All rights reserved.