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      • The eight nayikas represent eight different states (avastha) in relationship to her hero or nayaka. As archetypal states of the romantic heroine, it has been used as theme in Indian painting, literature, sculpture as well as Indian classical dance and music.
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  2. The word Naayaka in rhetoric means the hero of a poetic composition (play or drama). Bharata has categorized male and female characters into three types on the basis of their nature (Prakriti). The nature of a person could itself be divided into several categories.

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    Nayaki is about the soul of a woman named Gayathri. Since the 1980s this soul has been killing people in a village. Entry into this village has been restricted by the Government of India since people keep disappearing when touring the village.

  4. Jul 23, 2019 · Blogs. In Bharatnatyam dance endless stories are depicted through pure dance and emoting by male and female characters. The male lead is the Nayak or the hero who can have various shades to his character. Nayika, the female lead, is also presented in her many moods and hues.

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    The eight nayikas represent eight different states (avastha) in relationship to her hero or nayaka. [1] As archetypal states of the romantic heroine, it has been used as theme in Indian painting, literature, sculpture as well as Indian classical dance and music.

  6. Nov 9, 2023 · There are about 384 types of Nayikas described in Rasamanjari. One’s own nayika ( Swa, Swiya or Swakiya): She is herself of three types: Mugdha: the naïve – The naïve is a girl who is just reaching puberty, and she may or may not understand its manifestations.

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  7. The Nayikas of Indian classics: their genesis and rise to glory. Author: Srinivasan, K.S . Keywords: Classical dance. Dance. Issue Date: 1985. Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. Description: The dance tradition cherishes the nayikas, cast in eight different moulds conventionally, so as to represent woman in various moods and ...

  8. Mar 4, 2014 · Swiya: One who always thinks only about her own nayaka ( husband). She even enjoys the very thought of him. Parakiya: One who enjoys the company of other men, despite being married and without her husband’s knowledge. Samanya: One who trains herself in music, dance and love play, to entertain men.