SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -In traditional Indian culture the function of dance was to give symbolic expression to religious ideas. The figure of Lord Shiva as Nataraja represents the creation and destruction of the cosmic cycle. The popular image of Shiva in the form of Nataraja clearly shows the popularity of dance form on the Indian people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each state in this country has its own style of music that serves as the foundation for its cultural identity. While classical music adheres to the Natyashastra rules and cultivates a guru-shishya (student-mentor) tradition, folk music is the music of the people and has no hard and fast rules.

Detailed explanation-3: -Important among them are Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Kathak, Manipuri, Kuchipudi and Odissi. Bharatnatyam although it derives its family from Tamilnadu, has urbanized into all India form. Kathakali is a dance form the state of Kerala. Kathak is a classical dance form of Mughal power on Indian culture.