@@mohitmishra9801 if you are having an IQ of more than 70, he is just admiring her beautiness. It's NOTHING wrong to admire someone. Stop being a weirdo and grow tf out.
I'm from odisha and I'm really thankful to have a podcast on odisha and the culture and heritage of it.... This podcast will definitely inspire many people like me to learn odissi..... Thank you...
I think we lack high quality auditoriums barring few in bbsr; people will immerse themselves in an artform when they see it live; Except for IIT bhubaneswar; Odissi isnt taught in other "non art" colleges. Cant speak about NIT R; No matter how much you view it online; the sheer connect lacks; Such grace such nuances such flow one cannot talk one can only experience.
You also can be an odissi dancer if you practice: 1) Hasta Mudras 2) Chauka Steppings 3) Tribhangi Steppings 4) Bakshya Chalana 5) Pada Sthiti 6) Shira Bheda 7) Griva Bheda & 8) Drushti Bheda Or if u are interesed in other odia dance forms like ''Chhau'' that also of 3 types,''Sambalpuri'',''Ranappa'',Paika Nrutya'',''Saura Dance'',''Dhemsa Dance'',''Dal khai'',etc. BTW I am really thankful to the channel for this podcast.Jay hind 💝
Every civilization has its own traditions and customs that define its distinctive identity. People who follow, celebrate, and carry it become a part of its legacy, which is passed on from generation to generation. Festivals, food, clothing, dances, drama, etc. each depict a particular story and how people express their feelings. There are certain messages conveyed by dances such as Salsa, Tango, Ballet, Odissi, Bharatnatyam, etc. Traditionally, people are distinguished by their beliefs and traditions. The beauty of Indian Classical Dances Within the Indian context, dance was and remains an integral part of our society and culture. The art of dancing embodies grace, fluidity, charm, elegance, beauty, expressions, and subtle messages. A classical dancer must possess discipline, sincerity, commitment, love, and an inherent respect for the art. In order to master Indian classical dance, one must dedicate years and years of practice, even a lifetime can’t begin to give one a full understanding of the art. In recent years, practicing these traditional forms has become more commercial than spiritual. NOT ONLY INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCES CONVEY LOVE TOWARD THE DEITY AND CONNECT WITH GOD, BUT THEY ALSO HELP EVOLVE SPIRITUALITY. Dance originated as an expression of deep-rooted consciousness, but today excessive glamour has caused people to deviate from it. Today, people are mostly concerned with publicity, adulation, fame, money, and easy access to popularity. As a result, people don’t solely focus on the intricacies of the dances and learn half-baked skills. The Losing Significance It is true that performers seek adulation, love, success, and name in their field, but when it becomes the goal… the results are evident to all. Our ancient cultural practices were not only full of devotion but also focused on love. The term ‘Devadasis’, which unfortunately is viewed in a negative light nowadays, refers to performers who performed solely for their deity. Regardless of whether an audience was present or not, their only aim was to perform before the deity within the temple. It was only their unadulterated love that kept them absorbed in the performance. They didn’t even need music for this, as they sang themselves while dancing on Padams (love songs of the god). Dance like that was just between the dancer and the deity. As a matter of fact, Devadasi’s dance had divine quality, which is unfortunately not the case today. Many people have begun to degrade sacred art forms in the quest for instant fame and money. Compared to dance in the past, the dance of today is anything but spiritual. There is a stark difference between now and the past in the creative output of composers, musicians, and dancers. From Vedic times to the Tanjore Quartet’s repertoire two hundred years ago, the dance had evolved significantly. The Tanjore Quartet repertoire remains unchanged without any further improvisation or development. Compared to the ingenuity, creativity, and grandeur of the Tanjore Quartet, no further development has been worthwhile. If a performer is engulfed in a sense of pride, arrogance, and overconfidence, it overpowers their ability. Unfortunately, we see arrogance among dancers. Resultantly, there has been virtually no innovation in the dance forms left by our ancestors. Currently, the sacred Guru-shishya Parampara has receded into the background and is virtually non-existent. Teachers today are more focused on gaining mass popularity and prefer to perform for an audience. Instead of investing their skills and time in educating others, they prefer to do this. It’s okay to become globe-trotters and achieve fame, but not at the cost of compromising their skills. Fair to say, students also find these activities fascinating and learn the “tricks of the trade” from their teachers. Conclusion Instead of expressing their emotions, performers majorly seek public attention to satisfy their egos. Learning, wisdom, and ego can’t go hand-in-hand, which is a basic Sanatani principle. In order to earn the grace of the divine, factors like arrogance and boasting must be kept out of the picture when we talk about devotion, connection, and spiritual commitments. The divine has no ego, and that’s an invaluable lesson to learn. Sanatan Dharma is based on love, oneness, obeisance, and respect, and that is reflected in our forms of expression. In general, any deviation from the original purpose of intent diminishes the value of the craft. This means that these forms of expression have a deeper significance than just entertainment and money-making. Sanatanis believe in worshiping their art instead of selling it, which is what sets us apart from the rest.
The old Doordharshan series Bharatiya Natya Shastra was fantastic back in the day. More guests like this one are needed to get Indians to always look to the foreign for inspiration.
So deeply spiritual and mystical Indian art forms are. Nowhere else can one find such depth of spirit and beauty of form and motion infused to create a magical experience. One is transported on to an ethereal plane. The feeling is indescribable 😊
Shri AC ji, please continue this as a series about Bharatiya dance forms, traditional Bharatiya theater, and folk dances and folk theater of Bharat. please, please, please! :) And totally agree with Shagun ji that our own indigenous performing arts need a lot more patronage and sponsorship and strong financial support than they are receiving right now. And it begins with the very basics: budgets especially for well-designed and convincing+creatively designed backdrops and stage scenography (on-stage props,. etc) for commercial and non-commercial performances. Drapery, make-up and sound design can also improve much if creators are given comfortable budgets to work with. Overall, the presentation quality and the spaces available for the performance of our own art forms can be in much better states than they are now. It is really a sorry state of affairs. The art will be immersive only when budget is available to be spent on creating the immersive environment and actually making things look as grand and beautiful as they should. This would ensure that people go back to the theaters to watch live performances. :)
Lol! The thumbnail and the intro. Seems like you have taken a lot of inspiration from Ranveer's show. I hope we get to see you invite Ranveer on your show some day. 🤣🤣
I think Odissi was revived with the help of Gurus who held the knowledge, temple sculpture and scripture. Similarly, the Reddy revived the Kucchipudi which had almost kind of disappeared
Small correction here, Paaikas (पाइकs, ପାଇକs) belong to Kshatriya Varna who were given land by the Gajapatis(ଗଜପତି, गजपति) to cultivate when there isn't any war going on. Soo they weren't peasant's trained to be warrior rather it's other way round.
anytime i watch an AC vid, one thing i am sure of - there's NO propaganda or narrative. there is facts, what IS. the mark of intelligence is observation without judgement - J Krishnamurti.
Again a brilliant informative podcast on our indian cultural art, credit to those hard working for generations who have kept them alive, the indian academia needs to bring and make aware of this teaching as mandatory in primary schools and award likes of Shagun Butani. so pleased to learn that every small or large community in every state in India has kept our ancient culture alive.I am from UK and hardly know of any cultural art apart from one or two as there never was any, but brought by foreign invasion. Thank you
I loved this podcast firstly because the spiritual and historical aspect of Indian Dance is highlighted and discussed properly and secondly because it took me back to my Dance classes and it was refreshing! Thanks a lot for this podcast!
#AskAbhijit sir, bharat is the homeland of art also like the oldest text on art and play is natya shastra by bharatmuni The text consists of the basis of bhartiye play (which includes dance acting directing singing etc) and it's very developed even when compared to modern times But our so called today entertainment industry didn't have the flavour of bhartiye gyan of natya in their movies music serials etc How can the natya parampara come back to the mainstream? How can it be popular among children? If possible then plz do a podcast specifically dedicated to natya shastra🙏🏻
I would beg to differ with the esteemed guest on one point though --- it is not the poses of temple sculptures where dance came from; it is the other way around, it is the dance poses and mudras in bharatiya dance forms that are depicted in the sculptures.
She is very intelligent and articulated so many points beautifully, thank you so much for bringing Classical dancers to the show, the history and treasures they unlock will encourage others to learn these beautiful dance forms. There are 8 classical dance forms in india, it would be good if we can get one person from each dance form to talk about its history.
chau is a dance form combining celestial n martial postures which makes it more special. Now restricted to Mayurbhanj of Odisha and few districts of West Bengal .Need to be preserved by such proactive steps/podcast which is absolutely praiseworthy. All respect.
Love you chavda sahab ❤ Have been missing you since few days. Although I don't like these interviews because you are not talking all the time lol 😅 But as long as you're in it I'll watch it 😊
I didn't knew shagun butani before this podcast, but what all she said during podcast and what i have heard from many other videos/books/articles/blogs is so much relevant and interconnected 😀. So many topics came in 75min of short time. Radha Krishna, shiv, tandav, Folk dance, gher nrutya (famous in our north gujarat and Rajasthan border areas) and other warrior dance forms, common history of such dance forms, natya shastra the book about which I might have told you earlier, शिल्पकला, नव रस, हस्त मुद्रा, योग 🧘🏻♂️, spirituality, practice (अभ्यास) 😀, finance and future guidance for dancers, ...
First time saw u abhijeet sir doing podcast your own one i love listning when im doing something else like busy working at that time putting duds and listening 👂 , is it first or u have been doing and i only didn't know ?? 😢
She is beautifull . Not simping but appreciating her simplicity and beauty
Bruhhh... She must be elder than your mum
@@mohitmishra9801 if you are having an IQ of more than 70, he is just admiring her beautiness. It's NOTHING wrong to admire someone. Stop being a weirdo and grow tf out.
Woah🔥🔥🔥
😊
Abhijit sir is going to beat TRS🗿🗿
Lol ...beat TRS on a leftist propaganda platform like youtube?...the algorithm will try to suppress the channel before we even blink our eyes
Sigma male
U stole my words XD
Abhijit sir has applied a bit of geopolitical tactics is real life also , take help of someone and grow bigger than them😂😂
if we were so great.. why did we become slaves ?🤔.. we were always slaves.. some or the other kings ruled over us
😮😮😮 Abhijit sir was born in Odisha. Omg ❤
really
What?
Sate ki 😮
She's gorgeous and eloquent. How graceful and elegant this woman is.
I'm from odisha and I'm really thankful to have a podcast on odisha and the culture and heritage of it....
This podcast will definitely inspire many people like me to learn odissi.....
Thank you...
😅🤦🏻 not on odisha but on Culture & heritage of India which include dance like odissi and other.
I think we lack high quality auditoriums barring few in bbsr; people will immerse themselves in an artform when they see it live; Except for IIT bhubaneswar; Odissi isnt taught in other "non art" colleges. Cant speak about NIT R; No matter how much you view it online; the sheer connect lacks; Such grace such nuances such flow one cannot talk one can only experience.
You also can be an odissi dancer if you practice:
1) Hasta Mudras
2) Chauka Steppings
3) Tribhangi Steppings
4) Bakshya Chalana
5) Pada Sthiti
6) Shira Bheda
7) Griva Bheda &
8) Drushti Bheda
Or if u are interesed in other odia dance forms like ''Chhau'' that also of 3 types,''Sambalpuri'',''Ranappa'',Paika Nrutya'',''Saura Dance'',''Dhemsa Dance'',''Dal khai'',etc.
BTW I am really thankful to the channel for this podcast.Jay hind 💝
Chhau is "kind of" a tribal dance. It is an acrobatic , martial kind of dance. It has many flips and jumps
Indian regional dance and classical music likke odisi are very rich in culture and history ❤🎉
Every civilization has its own traditions and customs that define its distinctive identity. People who follow, celebrate, and carry it become a part of its legacy, which is passed on from generation to generation. Festivals, food, clothing, dances, drama, etc. each depict a particular story and how people express their feelings. There are certain messages conveyed by dances such as Salsa, Tango, Ballet, Odissi, Bharatnatyam, etc. Traditionally, people are distinguished by their beliefs and traditions.
The beauty of Indian Classical Dances
Within the Indian context, dance was and remains an integral part of our society and culture. The art of dancing embodies grace, fluidity, charm, elegance, beauty, expressions, and subtle messages. A classical dancer must possess discipline, sincerity, commitment, love, and an inherent respect for the art. In order to master Indian classical dance, one must dedicate years and years of practice, even a lifetime can’t begin to give one a full understanding of the art. In recent years, practicing these traditional forms has become more commercial than spiritual.
NOT ONLY INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCES CONVEY LOVE TOWARD THE DEITY AND CONNECT WITH GOD, BUT THEY ALSO HELP EVOLVE SPIRITUALITY.
Dance originated as an expression of deep-rooted consciousness, but today excessive glamour has caused people to deviate from it. Today, people are mostly concerned with publicity, adulation, fame, money, and easy access to popularity. As a result, people don’t solely focus on the intricacies of the dances and learn half-baked skills.
The Losing Significance
It is true that performers seek adulation, love, success, and name in their field, but when it becomes the goal… the results are evident to all. Our ancient cultural practices were not only full of devotion but also focused on love. The term ‘Devadasis’, which unfortunately is viewed in a negative light nowadays, refers to performers who performed solely for their deity. Regardless of whether an audience was present or not, their only aim was to perform before the deity within the temple. It was only their unadulterated love that kept them absorbed in the performance. They didn’t even need music for this, as they sang themselves while dancing on Padams (love songs of the god). Dance like that was just between the dancer and the deity. As a matter of fact, Devadasi’s dance had divine quality, which is unfortunately not the case today.
Many people have begun to degrade sacred art forms in the quest for instant fame and money. Compared to dance in the past, the dance of today is anything but spiritual. There is a stark difference between now and the past in the creative output of composers, musicians, and dancers. From Vedic times to the Tanjore Quartet’s repertoire two hundred years ago, the dance had evolved significantly. The Tanjore Quartet repertoire remains unchanged without any further improvisation or development. Compared to the ingenuity, creativity, and grandeur of the Tanjore Quartet, no further development has been worthwhile.
If a performer is engulfed in a sense of pride, arrogance, and overconfidence, it overpowers their ability. Unfortunately, we see arrogance among dancers. Resultantly, there has been virtually no innovation in the dance forms left by our ancestors.
Currently, the sacred Guru-shishya Parampara has receded into the background and is virtually non-existent. Teachers today are more focused on gaining mass popularity and prefer to perform for an audience. Instead of investing their skills and time in educating others, they prefer to do this. It’s okay to become globe-trotters and achieve fame, but not at the cost of compromising their skills. Fair to say, students also find these activities fascinating and learn the “tricks of the trade” from their teachers.
Conclusion
Instead of expressing their emotions, performers majorly seek public attention to satisfy their egos. Learning, wisdom, and ego can’t go hand-in-hand, which is a basic Sanatani principle. In order to earn the grace of the divine, factors like arrogance and boasting must be kept out of the picture when we talk about devotion, connection, and spiritual commitments. The divine has no ego, and that’s an invaluable lesson to learn.
Sanatan Dharma is based on love, oneness, obeisance, and respect, and that is reflected in our forms of expression. In general, any deviation from the original purpose of intent diminishes the value of the craft. This means that these forms of expression have a deeper significance than just entertainment and money-making. Sanatanis believe in worshiping their art instead of selling it, which is what sets us apart from the rest.
Thank you very much sir for bringing guests who have abundant knowledge on Indian culture and civilization
Chad chavda 🥶🥶
Sir please do more videos on history, geopolitics, Hinduism and hindutva
These topics will sky rocket your channels reach
She is so beautiful , like an angel ...great conversation
Wow! She's awesome and the way she explained lot of things helped me understand themes of Kūchipūdi, Andhrapradesh danceform.
The old Doordharshan series Bharatiya Natya Shastra was fantastic back in the day. More guests like this one are needed to get Indians to always look to the foreign for inspiration.
So deeply spiritual and mystical Indian art forms are. Nowhere else can one find such depth of spirit and beauty of form and motion infused to create a magical experience. One is transported on to an ethereal plane. The feeling is indescribable 😊
Thank you very much Abhijit for getting one of our treasures odissi Dance To lime light
Lime*
I'm from the land of Odissi and Chhau. We need more podcasts like this #Abhijit ji❤️🙏
Edit 1- I didn't know Mr Abhijit Chavda was born in Odisha🤔
Shri AC ji, please continue this as a series about Bharatiya dance forms, traditional Bharatiya theater, and folk dances and folk theater of Bharat. please, please, please! :) And totally agree with Shagun ji that our own indigenous performing arts need a lot more patronage and sponsorship and strong financial support than they are receiving right now. And it begins with the very basics: budgets especially for well-designed and convincing+creatively designed backdrops and stage scenography (on-stage props,. etc) for commercial and non-commercial performances. Drapery, make-up and sound design can also improve much if creators are given comfortable budgets to work with. Overall, the presentation quality and the spaces available for the performance of our own art forms can be in much better states than they are now. It is really a sorry state of affairs. The art will be immersive only when budget is available to be spent on creating the immersive environment and actually making things look as grand and beautiful as they should. This would ensure that people go back to the theaters to watch live performances. :)
Chavda sir has just started wow!
Shagun and her craft deserve much more credit. Great to have such guest. Wish her the very best always
I grew up watching purulia chow dance ...mesmerizing
Lol! The thumbnail and the intro. Seems like you have taken a lot of inspiration from Ranveer's show. I hope we get to see you invite Ranveer on your show some day. 🤣🤣
Lol ki koi baat nhi hai bhai. Inspiration hai
It doesn't take an Einstein to work out Ranveer has offered Abhijit sir the services of his own team.
I think Odissi was revived with the help of Gurus who held the knowledge, temple sculpture and scripture.
Similarly, the Reddy revived the Kucchipudi which had almost kind of disappeared
Wonderful interview 🙏 It's wonderful to see such artists who are steeped in and have understood the essence of our culture.
Excellent conversation that went as broadly and in required depth as possible. The multi dimensionality of our art forms is wonderful.
Small correction here, Paaikas (पाइकs, ପାଇକs) belong to Kshatriya Varna who were given land by the Gajapatis(ଗଜପତି, गजपति) to cultivate when there isn't any war going on. Soo they weren't peasant's trained to be warrior rather it's other way round.
Even the word Paaika itself means A Loyal Warrior to the Gajapati. The only such practicing contemporary to it may be the Samurais.
Yes. ☺️
This lady is so beautiful ❤️ not just by looks but also her knowledge in her field is admirable. Love it Chavda sir. Bring us more
anytime i watch an AC vid, one thing i am sure of - there's NO propaganda or narrative. there is facts, what IS.
the mark of intelligence is observation without judgement - J Krishnamurti.
Thank you Abhijit for this awesome video ❤
Wow! Please bring more such guests!
Atlast a show on Odisha, Loved it. Jai jagganath
Thank you🙏
Again a brilliant informative podcast on our indian cultural art, credit to those hard working for generations who have kept them alive, the indian academia needs to bring and make aware of this teaching as mandatory in primary schools and award likes of Shagun Butani.
so pleased to learn that every small or large community in every state in India has kept our ancient culture alive.I am from UK and hardly know of any cultural art apart from one or two as there never was any, but brought by foreign invasion. Thank you
I loved this podcast firstly because the spiritual and historical aspect of Indian Dance is highlighted and discussed properly and secondly because it took me back to my Dance classes and it was refreshing! Thanks a lot for this podcast!
Wow..AC sir was born in Odisha❤❤❤
Such graceful lady
#AskAbhijit sir, bharat is the homeland of art also like the oldest text on art and play is natya shastra by bharatmuni
The text consists of the basis of bhartiye play (which includes dance acting directing singing etc) and it's very developed even when compared to modern times
But our so called today entertainment industry didn't have the flavour of bhartiye gyan of natya in their movies music serials etc
How can the natya parampara come back to the mainstream? How can it be popular among children?
If possible then plz do a podcast specifically dedicated to natya shastra🙏🏻
I would beg to differ with the esteemed guest on one point though --- it is not the poses of temple sculptures where dance came from; it is the other way around, it is the dance poses and mudras in bharatiya dance forms that are depicted in the sculptures.
wow amazing 😍 need more podcast like this ❤
Beautiful to know our art is connected and rooted which is still inspiring us 👌
She is very intelligent and articulated so many points beautifully, thank you so much for bringing Classical dancers to the show, the history and treasures they unlock will encourage others to learn these beautiful dance forms. There are 8 classical dance forms in india, it would be good if we can get one person from each dance form to talk about its history.
chau is a dance form combining celestial n martial postures which makes it more special. Now restricted to Mayurbhanj of Odisha and few districts of West Bengal .Need to be preserved by such proactive steps/podcast which is absolutely praiseworthy. All respect.
💪
Thank you verg much sir.
Abhijit sir's questions are good and precise unlike ranveer who sometimes asks questions which are unrelated to guests
Thank you for making this video
Wow❤ great to see these podcasts
Good to see you Abhijit Sir 🙏
Beautiful ❤
Love you chavda sahab ❤ Have been missing you since few days. Although I don't like these interviews because you are not talking all the time lol 😅 But as long as you're in it I'll watch it 😊
She's so graceful ❤
Lex Fridman is Abhijit Chavda of the US.
Very interesting!!! Wonderful talk.
Thank you Abhijit Sir for bringing up this wonderful episode on the culture & heritage of Odisha.
Love from Odisha
The way she is explaining our tradition its captivating
sir i gained so much knowledge from your video and live streem, i feel lucky to get your contact THANK YOU GURUJI.
Thank you Abhijit sir ji
Thank you madam ji
Jai Hind Jai Bharat
Wwwoowww... Both so knowledgeable in the field and so rooted to their ground. Thank you sir for this superb unique bit
please bring more people associated with the indic arts
it gives us a deeper understanding of our own culture and history🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Feast to listen and learn from you guys..... Thanks for inspiring Indians...
Good one
Thank you so much.
I resonated a lot with your beliefs and values
Amazing interview. Enjoyed it thoroughly 🙏🏻
I am always dyeing to see solo Indian classical dances
Shagun Butani ma'am , Great energy and 100% commitment to what you are doing.
It is always an honour to work with you.
Keep going... 👍🏻
I didn't knew shagun butani before this podcast, but what all she said during podcast and what i have heard from many other videos/books/articles/blogs is so much relevant and interconnected 😀.
So many topics came in 75min of short time.
Radha Krishna, shiv, tandav,
Folk dance, gher nrutya (famous in our north gujarat and Rajasthan border areas) and other warrior dance forms, common history of such dance forms, natya shastra the book about which I might have told you earlier, शिल्पकला, नव रस, हस्त मुद्रा, योग 🧘🏻♂️, spirituality, practice (अभ्यास) 😀, finance and future guidance for dancers, ...
Thank you, Shagun, for this beautiful and insightful conversation infused with spirituality.
She is beautiful ❤
I am from odisha. Odisha has rich heritage ❤
Recommendation: watch in 1.25x
Thank you so much AC sir for this fabulous conversation 🤗😋🥵😍
Never knew that Abhijit has so much interest in music and dance
He seems quite inspired my Ranveer
I find it adorable for some reason xd❤
Love to hear your channel 😊
Abhijit rocks 🌹🌹🔥🔥🔥
Sir nice set-up 👌🏻 U shall soon conquer the podcasting World and become a podcasting Samrat 🚩✊🏻
Thank you for very thinking and understanding artist. Very much needful talk
First time saw u abhijeet sir doing podcast your own one i love listning when im doing something else like busy working at that time putting duds and listening 👂 , is it first or u have been doing and i only didn't know ?? 😢
Such a great episode!!!
Great podcast 😊❤
Sir, jai Jagganath
Intresting podcast❤
One of the best Podcast so far. ❤
Thank you so much Abhijit sir as an odia i can not thank you enough..❤
How to convey the true history to all the people
just marvellous !
Excellent
Hello abhijit !! Make videos on Bihar and its problems.
Jai Hind
My aim is to marry an ODISI dancer..
From my childhood...
From jajpur 😂♥️
ବନ୍ଦେ ଉତ୍କଳ ଜନନୀ 🙏
Love you ma'am that was enlightening 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great podcast sir 👍 please bring Ranveer on your show soon
Thanks sir
Wonderful
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
We want more of these 😍 not undermining the regular once
Beautiful
Sir
Can u do video on our students issue in canada and how and why Canada become home for Kalistans.
JAY jaggantah jay Kalinga Odisha ❤️✨
Thanks didnt know much about Oddisi
Mann she is pretty