Importance Of Art And Culture Essay

Arts and culture have always played a major role in human life, manifesting itself directly or indirectly, even in the daily life of man. It is arts and culture which bring peace and joy at the end of the day and not materialistic comforts. The purpose of arts has always been clear and simple- Joy. This joy satiates the divine within into the outer world- leading to a greater good and peace in the society. In the world of sciences', machinery, industrialization and urbanisation, art brings a balance. So what is Art, indeed? Vatsyayan expounds (Vatsyayan 1997: 8), “ Its examination may lead to the conclusion that what has been so far considered as a mere metaphor (however sustained), is indeed an indicator of the self-conscious awareness

Artists are accorded-important in the society. The enormous temples, temple sculptures, murals, paintings, rich tradition of poetry and literature, vibrant dance forms and music in almost every small village and town throughout India stands as a testimony. In the south of India alone, we have many dynasties from the earlier Śatavāhana’s to the latest Royal Mysore Province which patronized art and artistes. In fact, it was a matter of prestige to patronize arts, artistes and to host foreign artistes. Internal evidence shows that there was occasional exchange of artists between royale to imbibe and learn the techniques of other artistes and other art forms. In this exchange programme, art not only aggrandized itself in terms of form and content but also it grew in

Some of the important treatises (most in language Sanskrit and some in the Prākṛt ) which are discovered are on the subject’s like- Dharmaśāstra, Arthaśāstra, Śilpaśāstra, Āyurvēdaśāstra, Kāmaśāstra, Pākaśāstra, Sthapāṭyaśāstra etc.
In this expanse of documentation and guide material, one of the important treatises is on Dramaturgy and Histrionics- Nāṭyaśāstra written by a sage named Bharata (Refer Plate 1 and 2). Nāṭyaśāstra is in the language Sanskrit and the information available in the treatise is titanic. The important aspect of Nāṭyaśāstra is that it gives immense scope for improvisation, although every aspect is dealt fairly in detail. Nāṭyaśāstra is meant for the entire humanity; more so for