Description :The Bhana is a play with only one actor. This is one form with possibilities for creative adaptation seems to have been overlooked. Bhana is a category that goes back to ancient days. In the case of the plays of Bhasa, the manuscripts of the earliest bhanas were discovered in the deep South. The Chaturbhani, a collection of four bhanas, was published in Trichur, Kerala, in 1922,from a manuscript in the possession of Narayanan Namputiri of the town. Present article is fully focused on revival of the bhana.
Source :Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type :Article
Received From :Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Chaitanya, Krishna
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2017-07-04T10:00:16Z
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2017-07-04T10:00:16Z
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1989
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The Bhana is a play with only one actor. This is one form with possibilities for creative adaptation seems to have been overlooked. Bhana is a category that goes back to ancient days. In the case of the plays of Bhasa, the manuscripts of the earliest bhanas were discovered in the deep South. The Chaturbhani, a collection of four bhanas, was published in Trichur, Kerala, in 1922,from a manuscript in the possession of Narayanan Namputiri of the town. Present article is fully focused on revival of the bhana.
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