Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Authentic History of Mohiniyattam

One of the most well-researched histories of the dance written by Justine Lemos has been published in a book edited by me, Scripting Dance in Contemporary India (Lexington, 2016) available for preview on:

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8aE8CwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Lemos investigates the common perceptions and half-truths associated with the history of the dance, and reveals evidence gathered from archives, weaving an authentic factual historical narrative of the dance.