ROLE OF EXPONENTS IN REVITALIZATION OF CLASSICAL DANCE IN INDIA

India has a rich tradition of classical arts, such as music, dance, painting, architecture and many other. Performing arts like classical dance, classical music were spiritual in nature. These forms were considered as means of worshipping Gods. All these forms have a long cultural, spiritual and social history. Due to social, economic and political reasons these art forms faced many ups and downs in different periods. Revitalization of these art forms can be considered as a step towards nation building process. The present paper discusses the efforts taken by the revivalists in order to revive these arts especially the classical dance forms and the contributions of the revivalists in nation building process.