Contents: Introduction. 1. Manipuri dance: its origin, history and development. 2. Manipuri dance movements: meaning and communication. 3. Manipuri Nata Sankirtana: rituals and philosophy. 4. Classical Manipuri dance tradition-oral & textual. 5. Unity in Indian literature. 6. Art and culture of north-eastern India. 7. Polo: its history and manifestations. 8. Classical heritage of Manipuri Nata Sankirtana. 9. Religious movements in Manipur valley. 10. The Manipuri dance: the art of subdued eloquence. 11. Bankimchandra and modern Manipuri novels. 12. Mahapurushia Vaishnavism: its theology and philosophy. 13. Netaji and religion. 14. Rabindranath and Jivananda: a new perspective. 15. Akhanda Mahayoga and supramental yoga. 16. Swami Vivekananda: a question of perspective. 17. Nehru, religion and science. 18. Gandhian way and its contemporary relevance. 19. A note on Marxian aesthetics and beyond. Index.

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