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Sakuntala: Expressing Rasa through Modern Paintings

Explore the depiction of emotions through modern paintings inspired by Kalidasa's 'Sakuntala'. Learn about the correlation between colors, sentiments, and deities in the Natya Shastra as artists convey the nine rasas. Discover the essence of tranquility and the teachings of Buddha - Dharma and Karma. Immerse yourself in the world of art that captures the essence of beauty, drama, and enlightenment in a visual narrative.

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Sakuntala: Expressing Rasa through Modern Paintings

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  1. Kalidasa’s‘Sakuntala

  2. Raja Varma, “Sakuntala” (1901)

  3. Modern Painting: ‘Sakuntala

  4. Varma, “Sakuntala”(1890s)

  5. Varma“Sakuntala”(1897)

  6. Varma,“The Lady with a Mirror”(1894)

  7. Kshitin Majumdar “Sakuntala”( c. 1900)

  8. Modern Painting:‘Sakuntala and Dusyanta

  9. Modern Painting: ‘Sakuntala and Dusyanta

  10. rasa

  11. Modern Painting:Vishnu/Shringara

  12. According the Bharata in the Natya’sastra, there are eight rasas. Each one is associated with a color, a sentiment and a god(dess): Shringara (shyama/bluish-black); the erotic; Vishnu Hasya (white) the comic; Shiva Karuna (dove-colored/light gray) the pathetic; Yama Raudra (red) the furious; Rudra Vira (yellow) the heroic; Indra Bhayanaka (black) the terrible; Kala Bibhatsa (blue) the hateful; Mahakala Adbhuta (gold) the marvelous; Ghandarva Later writers added a ninth rasa: • Shanta (jasmine- or moon-colored/pinkish or yellowish white) the tranquil; Narayana

  13. Dharma धर्म: the teachings of the Buddha which lead to Enlightenment, the constituent elements of the experienced world; we must strive to be dharmic. Karma कर्म: the “action” or “deed” a person takes which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect; it does not trigger punishment or reward but there are consequences to what we do and desire. Buddha, Sarnah (3rd c. CE)

  14. And it is all about the happy ending…

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