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AACHAL KHETAN






A small booklet on a complete guide of Navarasa Mudras. This includes various information of hand gestures, or mudras, used in traditional classical dances from various regions of India, including the North, East, South, and West. The mudras are used to convey different emotions or sentiments, known as the navarasas.





To create creative visual aid for lay people to understand the importance of navarasa mudras in design.
- Individuals interested in learning or expanding their knowledge of classical Indian dance forms.
- To those interested in cultural studies.
- It can be used in culturals programmes.
- For gifting Purpose
- In schools
- For designing purpose ( including signs and symbols )

















- What is Navarasa?
- The nine types of rasas.
- Explanation of how same rasa can be shown differently in different classical dances.
- Coverage of four classical dances, each from North, East, South, and West.
- Differences between the costumes of Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Manipuri, and Lavani.
All the information in the book was sourced from the Natya Shastra written by Bharata Muni, the Abhinayadarpanam written by Nandikeshvara, and articles from the internet.





Gutter Space- 0.1667 inch
0.5 inch by 0.5 inch



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