Kashmir
had a rich tradition of writing plays and performing them in Sanskrit from
2nd Century A.D to 12th Century A.D, side by side there were numerous
Natya-Charyas professing in Natya and galaxy of scholars writing
commentories on Bharata's Natya Shastra,
Kashmir, which is known as
the 'paradise on earth', has been the abode of eminent scholars, savants,
historians and poets, like Bilhan, Mamatachary, Anandavardhana, Gunaverman,
Abhinavagupta, Jonaraja, Kalhana, etc. These luminaries had mastery over
Sanskrit language.
Nine hundred years ago a
remarkable collection of stories called Kathasaritsagara, the
''Ocean of Stories", was produced in Kashmir. Somadeva, its author,
is said to have included in this tome many stories which he had heard from
others and which, in fact, had their origin in folk-literature.
This
section contains links to hundreds of video clips in Real Player format.
These clips touch almost every aspect of a Kashmiri Pandit's life: social,
cultural, religious and political.
The Traditional Music of Kashmir
