Sanskrit Drama: It's characteristics in the classical Indian context.
The metaphorical language of Sanskrit drama lay in its cumulative performance consisting of art, music, songs, recitations and most significantly the delicate gestures. The roots of this art form lay in Vedas and local ceremonies, but it was identified as a distinguished genre only in the first and second century CE. Asvaghosa was the first celebrated playwright but the narrative was largely enriched by Bhasha, who lived around the third to fourth century CE and Kalidasa, who wrote around the fourth century CE. The target audience of this genre was limited to the upper class and caste, although the plays had evidence of being performed bilingually, both in Sanskrit and Prakrit. The inherent characteristic of the Sanskrit drama is that it progresses through its dialogues and is not solely dependent on its plot. Therefore, it interconnects Literature of that epoch with its performativity on a platform. Indian classical drama extracted the essence of Vedic rituals and that le...