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Aug 24, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Ten days online lecture series on Sanskrit Drama.
With a view to providing a firsthand exposure of Dramatic literature in Sanskrit and an in-depth understanding of its aesthetic, literary, and theatrical quality, we have organized 10 days online lecture series.
It will give us a glimpse into the literary history of more than two millennia through the exploration of dramas such as:
1. Svapnavāsavadattaṃ
2. Abhijñānaśākuntalaṃ
3. Mṛcchkaṭikaṃ
4. Mudrārākṣasaṃ
5. Kundamālā
6. Uttararāmacaritam
7. Anargharāghavam
8. The four plays of Caturbhāṇī
9. Bhagavadajjukīyaṃ
10. Mattavilāsa
11. Prabuddharauhiṇeya and
12. Mallikāmakaranda
The series commences on August 24th, and 10 consecutive sessions will be broadcast live from our Facebook page - The-Bhandarkar-Oriental-Research-Institute at 7 PM every day.
#Sanskrit #Drama

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