Navarasa, the photo series, 2020

 

This project started off as a photo series on the nine emotions of Natyashastra in Bharatanatyam.I have been exploring the navarasas as a site of empowerment but little did I forsee how soon I would get to test this thesis.

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The shutdown brought with it a turmoil of emotions for all of us. There are moments for each rasa- from love all the way to peace. Being sheltered in brings a heightened experience of all our shared human emotions. Some might be thriving while others might be stretched out thin. 

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In order to heal what is broken around us, perhaps we have to start by accepting how and what we are feeling- the good, bad and the ugly!

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