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INDIAN THEATRE
Origins
- Origins of Indian theatre not very well known
- Drawings on caves show that dance, music and drama were an intrinsic part of the life of the people
- Sitabengona and Jogimara (Ramgarh, MP) have structures that are possibly the oldest theatres of the world
- IVC: a seal shows a person beating drum while other disguised as a tiger
- A few hymns of the Rig Veda are in the monologue and dialogue form
- Natyashastra evolved some guidelines for drama
Art & Architecture
Harappan
- Drainage system
- Rectangular intersecting roads
- Sanitary system
Ancient History
Indus Valley Civilization
- Discovered in 1921
- Belonged to the bronze age
- An area of about 1.3 mn sq km
- Existed between 3300-1600 BC in three phases: early, mature and late phases
- Sites