Ras and its emotional essence on July 19, 2022The ancient sage Bharat Muni introduced the ras theory in the Natya Shastra, a primeval treatise on music, dance, dramaturgy, histrionics and other arts. Ras literally means nectar, essence or taste but, in the context of the arts, the word refers to emotional essence. The theory establishes nine ras – eight attributed to Bharat Muni […]