The Tamil Padam Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a study of the Bharata Natyam dance genre padam and focuses on its patrons and composers and its formal structure, texts, and music. It examines the rewriting of South Indian dance and the decades-long debates over the classicization and ownership of South Indian music. The book will find an enthusiastic readership with dance teachers who are actively training Bharata Natyam students and will also attract a scholarly audience, as it is an anthropological and historical study of an a...