Course Objectives:
The acting is connected with the practical aspect of the play and depends on actor while script writing is closely related with society and this paper aims at teaching the theoretical aspect of this art. The training of composition and presentation of drama can further enhance one’s natural talent. This paper deals with the rules of presentation of play (acting) and dramatic composition (script writing) and aims at sharpening the dramatic talent of the students.
Recommended Books/Readings:
1. Ghosh, M. M.: Natyaśāstra of Bharatamuni.
2. Dasarupaka translated into assamese by Naba kumar Handique
3. Natyaśāstra trans.by Sudha Rastogi,Krisnadas Academy,Baranas
4. Natyaśāstra of Bharatamuni, Vol-I edited by M. M. Ghosh, Manisha Granthalaya,
Calcutta, 1967
2. The Dasarupaka-A treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy by George C. O. Hass; Motilal Banarsidas, Delhi, 1962
3. Indian Theatre: Traditions of performance, Vol-I edited by P. Richmond Farly; MLBD, Delhi 2007
4. Sahityadarpana edited and translated by Prof. Bimala Kanta Mukhupadhya; Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, Calcutta-700006.
5. Sahityadarpana of Viswanath Kaviraja edited by Durgaprasad Dwivedi; M.Lasmandas, New Delhi.
6. Bharatar Natya Shastra (Part-I) edited by Dr. Mukunda Madhava Sarma; Axom Natya Xanmilon,2006
7. Dasharupakam (Assamese) by Dr. Nava Kumar Handique published by Asam Sahitya Sabha, Jorhat-785001, 1998
8. Paramparagata Prachya Natyavinaya by Dr. Satyandranath Sarma; Bina Library, Guwahati