Gaudiya Nritya

[2][3][4] This dance expressed religious stories[5] through songs written[6] and composed to the ragas & talas[7] of Gaudiya music by ancient poets, especially Vaishnavism.

[8] Gaudiya Nritya performances have also expressed ideas of other traditions related to the Hindu deities Shiva[8] and Ganesha, as well as Shakta concepts.

[9] It was reconstructed by Mahua Mukherjee in the 1980s and a research scholarship has since been awarded for it by the Indian Ministry of Culture.

On 21 September 1994, The name Gaudiya Nritya was adopted on the advice of Indologist Bratindra Nath Mukhopadhyay.

[10] Reasons for this designation include: in ancient times – the reign of Shashanka and the Pala and Sena eras – the whole of Bengal was referred to as Gauda and the presence of the Gaudiya style in bengali music and literature.