This is the dance drama based on Narsinh Mehta’s poetry. Narsinh Mehta is a revered in Gujarati Literature as its ‘Adi Kavi’, which in Sanskrit means "first among poets".
Above image is from the dance drama 'Meghdutam' (literal meaning - the messenger of clouds) performed by NDI students. Meghdutam is a lyric poem by Saint Kavi Kalidas, one of the greatest Sanskrit poets of India.
One of the best known ashtakam ( Narmada Ashtakam) writen by Adi Sankaracharya .Ashtakams were a very popular and generally accepted genre of devotional and general poetry during the golden period of Sanskrit literature, and also that of Vedic Indian Literature.
The term ‘Garba’ is derived from the Sanskrit term Garbha (meaning - womb) and Deep (meaning - a small earthenware lamp). Many traditional garba are performed around a centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti.
Godess Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom and nature. She is a part of the trinity of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati. All the three forms help the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in the creation, maintenance and destruction of the Universe.
In the program organized by Mission Mangalam in Delhi, “Nari Shakti Dance Drama” was presented by NDI Students, where Mrs. Sonia Gandhi presided over the function.
The sakhi, the nayika's friend, she takes the initiative to reach out to the nayaka with the nayika's message, thereby becoming the poet's voice.
The Image is from one of the most famous performances of NDI ‘Hundi’, which means a Today's promissory note. This poetry tells the tale about Narsinh mehta writing a hundi for five hundred rupees on a merchant named Shamal Shah Sheth (Lord Krishna).
The presented image is from the performance of Jayadeva's "Geetgovind" DASAVATARA STROTRA. Depicting Lord Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, at night when he left the palace after his wife and sons went to sleep.