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Koravanji Nritya

Exploring Similarities in Indian Script/s and Bharata Natyam

Exploring Similarities in Indian Script/s and Bharata Natyam This experiment is an outcome of our ( me  and my wife  Yogita ) conversation. Under the guidance of my mentor and teacher  Prof. Santosh Kshirsagar  we could give our thought the current form. We presented our experiment at Typography Day 2011 at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. This paper attempts to illustrate the similarities between the current form of Indian script, Devanagari and the Indian classical dance style, Bharata Natyam. The similarities are explored around the structure, construction and formation in these two distinctly different visual expressions. The linguistic approach can be explored as well; though this paper explicitly explores the visual aspect of script and dance. 1 Indian Scripts Sanskrit grammar has references about creation of phonemes. The phonemes were originated from Shiva hymns .  Tradition has it, that when approached by seers like  Sanaka, ...