BACK TO THE ROOTS: ESSAYS ON PERFORMING ARTS OF INDIA

Jiwan Pani, from his early years on, showed a keen interest in music, dance and theatre. There was no aspect of Indian art and aesthetics that he was not familiar with. This is a collection of Jiwan Pani's articles which have been put together themewise. This book reflects his wide-ranging itnerests: the cult of Jagannatha, an individualistic and an in-depth study of the Geetagovinda, the Oriya systems of music as the third school along with Carnatic and Hindustani, his numerous scripts for dance-dramas, tele-serials and films, his deep study and understanding of Hindu and Buddhist systems of philosophy. This handsome volume with numerous photographs is a celebration of the true vidwan that Pani was.