Canonical Indian Literature and Bhasa: a Study in Texts and Their Aesthetics

Indian Knowledge System, the repository of entire literary and aesthetic corpus sub-continent, has a rich repertoire comprising texts like The Ramayana Mahabharata critical Natyasastra. former belong to canon Epics, they stand representatives tradition Chandrabati’s Ramayana, Jaini Asura: Tale Vanquished by Neelakantan, Draupadi Pattanaik, etc. genres that comprises vary from poetry novel long oral tradition, as Nabneeta Dev Sen opines, songs these epics. In list, however, is another writer, belonging Sanskrit Dramaturgy, whose works are oldest surviving extant in drama: Bhasa, father Drama. Chronologically, Bhasa placed between composition Natyasastra Malvikagnimitram his plays dramatic representations events Mahabharata. research paper attempts delve into two primary questions: fidelity drama, writing precedes him; secondly, foundational narratives Literary Traditions. Through an interrogation Bhasa’s on parameters, applying terminologies Adoption, Adaptation Abrogation, shall strive place him Literature implications positionality, Literature, especially relation contemporaneity.