Venkatorama Sastri

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Venkatorama Sastri

Indian musician and poet

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…was enriched by the musician-poet Venkatarama Sastri (1759–1847), who composed important dance-dramas in the Telugu language. Mohini attam is based on the legend of the Hindu mythological seductress Mohini, who tempted Shiva. It is patterned on bharata natyam with elements of kathakali. It uses Malayalam songs with Karnatak music. Kuravanchi…
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…was enriched by the musician-poet Venkatarama Sastri (1759–1847), who composed important dance-dramas in the Telugu language. Mohini attam is based on the legend of the Hindu mythological seductress Mohini, who tempted Shiva. It is patterned on bharata natyam with elements of kathakali. It uses Malayalam songs with Karnatak music. Kuravanchi…
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