Dancers (Eminent Indians)

Dance or abhinaya, the means to cultural communion, is considered to be the benevolence of the gods to mankind. Described as the language by which a dancer holds a conversation with the audience primarily through the use of the head, neck and the whole body, Natya Shastra, the first codified version of this performing art, is believed to have been revealed to sage Bharata Muni by the gods.