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Bharata Muni as a Microcosm of Cosmic Emanation: Sustaining, Offering and Expanding Nāṭya through Icchā, Jñāna, and Kriyā

Shri Piyal Bhattacharya

Jun 2025 5

This paper examines Bharata Muni through a traditional śāstrika lens, moving beyond historical debates to interpret him as a cosmic principle of per ... Read more

Bharata Muni Nāṭyaśāstra Rasa Dharma

Pages 7-14

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Moral Dilemmas and Values of the Middle Class in Mrinal Sen's Films: A Study of Ek Din Pratidin and Kharij

Md. Saddam Hossain

Jun 2025 5

This study examines the moral contradictions and values of the Bengali middle class as portrayed in Mrinal Sen's acclaimed films Ek Din Pratidin (1979 ... Read more

Mrinal Sen Bengali middle class moral ambiguity ethical cinema

Pages 15-26

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Cinema Between the Surgeon and the Observer: Benjamin, Bazin, and Hitchcock’s Psycho

Sayantan Dutta

Jun 2025 1

This paper examines the theoretical divide between Walter Benjamin and André Bazin regarding cinema's relationship to reality, using Alfred Hitchcock ... Read more

Film theory Cinematic realism Voyeurism Montage

Pages 27-45

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A Comprehensive Analysis of Sarasvatī Kṛtis by Prof. R. Visweswaran

Dr. Uma Kumar

Jun 2025 1

In the Nadīstuti Sūktās of Vedic scriptures, Goddess Sarasvatī emerged as the divine river of consciousness and enlightenment, nourishing the gene ... Read more

Sarasvatī kṛtis Carnatic music composition rāga mudrās Vedic musical tradition

Pages 46-52

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The Psychological Background of Colour Symbolism in Sri Lankan Traditional Masks

R.A.N.N.I De Alwis

Jun 2025 2

The Low Country dance tradition of Sri Lanka, centred in the Southern and parts of the Western Province, features three stylistic schools: Matara, Ben ... Read more

Sri Lanka semiotics masks colour

Pages 53-65

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The Ferocious Consciousness: Spirit Subjugation and the Dissolution of Otherness in the Bhūtaḍāmara Tantra

Swastik Banerjee

Jun 2025 0

This essay investigates the text Bhūtaḍāmara Tantra, examining a philosophical tension: “How does a tantra so deeply embedded in ritual coercion ... Read more

Pratyābhijñā spirit-conjuring tantra phenomenology

Pages 66-77

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Review Articles

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Truth, Beauty, and the Aesthetic Quest: Arjun Bharadwaj’s Exploration of Homer through Indian Thought

Amritanath Bhattacharya

Jun 2025 2

This review examines Arjun Bharadwaj's Indian Perspective of Truth and Beauty in Homer's Epics, a comparative literary study that applies Indian aesth ... Read more

Comparative aesthetics Indian poetics Cross-cultural literary analysis Rasa theory

Pages 78-82

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Publication Date:: June 2025
ISSN:: 1234-5678
Publisher:: Dhvani Publication
Issue Type:: Research, Review

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Editorial Preface

Research Articles

Bharata Muni as a Microcosm of Cosmic Emanation: Sustaining, Offering and Expanding Nāṭya through Icchā, Jñāna, and Kriyā

Moral Dilemmas and Values of the Middle Class in Mrinal Sen's Films: A Study of Ek Din Pratidin and Kharij

Cinema Between the Surgeon and the Observer: Benjamin, Bazin, and Hitchcock’s Psycho

A Comprehensive Analysis of Sarasvatī Kṛtis by Prof. R. Visweswaran

The Psychological Background of Colour Symbolism in Sri Lankan Traditional Masks

The Ferocious Consciousness: Spirit Subjugation and the Dissolution of Otherness in the Bhūtaḍāmara Tantra

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Truth, Beauty, and the Aesthetic Quest: Arjun Bharadwaj’s Exploration of Homer through Indian Thought

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