162 Pages
21 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
162 Pages
21 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
162 Pages
21 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Celestial Dancers: Manipuri Dance on Australian Stage charts the momentous journey of the popularization of Manipur’s Hindu dances in Australia.
Tradition has it that the people of Manipur, a northeastern state of India, are descended from the celestial gandharvas, dance and music blessed among them as a God’s gift. The intricately symbolic Hindu dances of Manipur in their original... Read more
List of figures
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Introduction
- Understanding Hinduism and Vaishnavism
- The Hindu Dances of Manipur
- The Making of an Australian Impresario
- The Prince and his Master Drummer
- The Goddess of Dancing
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Amit Sarwal is the Founding Convenor of Australia-India Interdisciplinary Research Network and an Affiliate Member of the Contemporary Histories Research Group at Deakin University. He has served as the Deputy Head of School (Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Affairs) in the School of Pacific Arts, Communication and Education at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. He is the author of Labels and Locations (2015), South Asian Diaspora Narratives (2016/2017) and The Dancing God (2020).
