A small gemstone ankle-bell(silambu) influenced an entire epic. We find that in literature too, small things have played major roles. ‘Silappathikaaram’ gives a perfect description about Classical Dance and Music. However, ‘ Silappathigaaram‘-one of the five major epics in Tamizh-is considered to be a complete book on classical dance. It is a cryptic verse with very deep meanings but what was written nearly 2500 years ago holds good even now. Feeling is the soul, Taste is the Mind, and expression is the body’. Tastes emerge from the feelings within and these are expressed as dance. The link between human life and the Nava Rasaas have been described in detail by the author. The author seems like a good psychiatrist, philosopher and most importantly an intellectual. It also says that ‘Om’ is the beginning and the end for everything. This is the oldest available text on the grammar of classical dance.‘Kooththa Nool’ has two sections, ‘Suvai’ and ‘Thogai’ with 153 and 162 verses respectively and says that the sound, the letters and the music emanated from the Dance of the Lord.
Then there is ‘ Kooththa nool‘ authored by Saaththanaar. It talks about various hand gestures,abhinaya,kooththu,naatyam.It also describes the letters to be used for jathis-tha,thi,tho,ki,k. ‘ Pancha Marabu‘by Arivanaar-which was also written almost the same time as Tholkaapiyam – describes in detail about music and dance.
Starting from Tolkappiyam, many texts like Pancha Marabu, Kooththa Nool, Bharata Senapathiyam have defined the grammar of classical dance. ‘ Tholkaappiyam‘, the authentic work on Tamizh Grammar that was written in 500BC by Tholkaapiyar-considered to be a student of the great sage ‘Agaththiyar’ mentions a lot about classical dance. Not only is it old but also it is very rich in literature.īut what makes Tamizh unique and special is that it has survived the ravages of time and is still spoken by millions of people across the globe.ĭance and music (or for that matter any form of fine arts) has always been part of Tamizh culture. “It is a well – known fact that Tamizh language is one of the oldest languages in the world.
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