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Kensington, fournal of Indian Art and Industry) (Fournal of Indian Art and Industry) (fournal of Indian Art and Industry) 10of (Journal of Indian Art and Industry) (Journal of Indian Art and Industry) than develop the muscles. They love to organize dramas and dances. The Indian theatre, unfortunately, has not progressed since the time of Kalidasa. The themes of plays are generally religious, or exploits of legendary heroes.<\/p>\n

The dance that appeal to the intellectual Brahmin is the classical one connected with wor- ship and ritual and not the popular one. The Nambudiri Brahmins of Malabar have evolved a remarkable pantomime dance called Kathakali which has now become popular all over India. In the Andhra countries wandering players perform a kind of shadow play illustrating scenes from the Ramayana and the Maha- bharata.<\/p>\n

On a screen is projected shadows of figures thrown by a lamp kept hidden from the public. By a clever manipulation of the figures the shadows are made to move and give the effect of a moving picture. Music is universally appreciated by the Hindus and it forms part of all their rituals and ceremonials. Though the higher classes are connoisseurs of music and dancing, it is considered derogatory to the dignity of the respectable to dance or to sing.<\/p>\n

As far as women are concerned, the word dancer or singer used to be a synonym for prostitute and hence the mixed dances which are so popular in all social circles in the West have not been copied by Indians. The better class of Indians love to see other people dance but are reluctant to dance themselves. Playing at cards is a favourite pastime among all classes of Indians, from the beggars in the street to the princes in the palace.<\/p>\n

Gambling games played with cards are also popular. The cinema has revolutionized the whole field of entertainment in India as in other countries. Every Indian city and town has many picture houses and all school boys and girls know the names of the principal film actors and actresses of the West and of India. Men and women who have English education and who wish to appear fashionable generally frequent English picture houses and profess contempt for Indian pictures.<\/p>\n

The low standard of the Indian screen is probably responsible for this.<\/p>\n

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EPICS, MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF INDIA By P. Thomas. Coloured Frontispiece and 268 Monochrome Iliustrations Se .. Rs. 19-0 This is a comprehensive survey of the sacred lore of the Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. The book is as interesting as a novel yet it contains the spiritual and philosophic conceptions of three great Indian religions, all told in myths and legends. This is an unprecedented attempt to give the reader a faithful and comprehensive representation of the mythological systems and sacred tra- dition of India in words and in pictures.<\/p>\n

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