Apsaras in Indian Dance

by Projesh Banerjee

The author, an eminent authority on and a prolific writer of Indian Dance, Comments that the thunder announces the song for the commencement of the dance performances of the heavenly nymphs, the tintinnabulation of whose anklets, accompanied by the orchestra of the Gandharvas and the ecstaticmelogy of the Kinnars even now reverberate in the heart strings of the mortels of the earth and arouse pulsating thrill in their contemplation. The Apsaras (calestical fairies) execute their arabesques and pirouette wtih surprising agility and verve; and gracefully move their lithe and supple figures in rhythmic unison with their nimble steps, in the spacious Indra Sabha in paradise, packed to its capacity by the lascivious Indra, accompanied by his attendants and major gods in the from rows, the lesser gods and goddesses in the back rows and the demons in the farthest balconies.

150 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 2003