#rasa devi

KAMA SUTRA: A TALE OF LOVE (1996)

In Sanskrit literature this information about rasa comes from a work called Bharata-natyam, which is a manual for drama and dance! The theory of aesthetics that was developed for drama and dance has been incorporated into the Kama-shastra, the art of love. You have, of course heard of the Kama-sutra. The Kama-sutra is just a small part of the Kama-shastra literature. There is an excellent movie called the Kama Sutra, A Tale of Love directed by Mira Nair. In that movie the teacher of love is named Rasa Devi. If you can, please watch this movie. You will understand why Rasa Devi is called rasa devi. She is very wise. And you will also understand why in ancient India a woman who has the knowledge of rasa was so revered. Each relationship is unique. Can you see how to use this understanding in order to heighten or control a relationship and how to create a certain kind of taste? All the movies that we watch and all the novels that we read are also governed by Rasa Theory. There is indeed great power in understanding Rasa Theory.