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This document summarizes an article evaluating Indian aesthetics and the rasa theory from the ancient Sanskrit text Natyasastra. It provides an overview of some key concepts in classical Indian aesthetics, including the distinction between ordinary psychological states and aesthetic emotions or rasas. There are eight primary rasas that arise from combinations of the eight main psychological states. The rasa theory proposes that skilled audiences can experience universalized aesthetic emotions when witnessin
- Author
- Ankur Vora
- Language
- EN