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Dance in India

Bharata natyam

It is not possible to draw boundaries between the religious, classical and popular in Indian dance. The classical forms of dance are closely associated with Hinduism, and popular elements are found in classical traditions, for example, in the ras-purple dancing…
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Indian Alphabets

Indian Alphabets

Several different writing systems are used for Indian languages. The oldest writing systems from India are kharoshti and brahmi. In addition comes the inscriptions of Indus culture, which are not yet interpreted. Kharoshti Kharoṣṭhī is a Northwestern alphabet that probably originated…
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