History of Indian Theatre: Classical theatre

According actors ancient ascetic Ashoka Ashvaghosha asks Avimaraka beautiful beloved Bhana plays Bharata Bhasa Bhavabhuti Bhikshu Brahmana Brahmin Buddha Buddhist century A.D. Chakyar Chanakya Chandela Chandragupta characters Charudatta courtesan cult depiction described dharma disciple drinking Duryodhana Dushyanta enters epic erotic female festival flowers Gatha girl Gita Govinda Gupta Harsha hero heroine India Indra Jain Jataka Jayadeva jester Jimutavahana Kalidasa Kamadeva Kamasutra Kapalika Kathasaritsagara killing king Krishna Krishnamishra Kshapanaka Kutiyattam literature lover Mahabharata Malati Madhava Malavika Malavikagnimitram Malayaketu Mathura mentioned monk Mricchakatikam named Nanda narrating Natyashastra Nayika ornaments Padataditakam painting Pataliputra performed playwright poet Prahasana Prakarana prostitutes Purana queen Radha Rakshasa Rama Ramayana Ratnavali Rig Veda ritual Sanskrit drama scene scholars sculpture Shakar Shakuntala Shiva Shudraka singing stage story temple theatre tradition tree Udayana Ujjayani Urvashi Vasanta Vasantasena Vasavadatta Vatsyayana Vatsyayana says Vedic verse Vesha Vidushaka Vishnu Vita wine woman women worship Yajna Yavana