• Nrithya Vidhya
    Vocabulary of Head, Eyes and Neck Movements in Bhartanatyam
    The book covers chapters from Abhinayadarpanam - the classical text on head, eyes and neck movements - with original Sanskrit verses and their English translations.Further, the book includes verbatim translations and phrasal meanings, as well as detailed photographic illustrations of the texts. Short notes on several foundational concepts of Bharatanatyam are included in the book.

  • Paadha Bhedhah
    Vocabulary of feet movements in dance
    This book is an attempt to make it easier and also interesting for students to understand and appreciate our ancient dance techniques as well as the learning process of the dance theory. The book has original Sanskrit text from the Abhinayadarpanam, Sanskrit rendered in English script, word to word translations as well as phrasal meanings along with detailed coloured photo illustrations. A DVD is also available as support material.

  • Bharatanatyam How to…...
    A book for beginners and experts alike, this book takes the reader through the basics of the dance form step-by-step. more than a 1500 pictures and detailed descriptions. Also provided are a set of music and video CDs practice.

  • Hastha Prayogaah Usages of Hand Gestures
    A focused effort to inform students of dance aboutthe usage of hand gestures and their use as a communication medium. Detailed instructions and more than 1400 colour photographs make this handy-sized book a must have for students and teachers alike. Also provided are a set of music and video Cds for practice. (also available in Tamil in B/W)
  • Educational Dance Card Game Dance forms of India
    The card game provides the knowledge on Nine Indian Classical Dance Forms (Bharatanatyam, Chhau, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam, Oddissi and Sattriya) through playing. Two types of games can be played Educational or Fun (Making sequences like regular card game Rummy ).
  • Pushpanjali Learning Complete Item + Audio Music
    The two DVD set contains the teaching of Pushpanjali in a step by step approach by Jayalakshmi Eshwar. Each line has been repeated many times so that any one can learn the complete Pushpanjali and perform. The feet movements and the hand gestures are also explained separately for the easy understanding of the item. Pushpanali - Rag : Kedharam, Talam : Aadhi
  • Art Education Resource Book for Teachers
    Published by NCERT (2006), a resources book for teachers in the area of art education for Class IX.Writing Team : Jayalakshmi Eshwar, Suneera kashliwal, Ina Shastri, Seema Srivastava, Sushma Srivastava and Rita Verma, Coordinator : Jyotsana Tiwari, NCERT, New Delhi.

  • Language of Dance Educational DVD's
    (Jayalakshmi Eshwar)
    Published and Released by Central Institute of Educational Technology - NCERT (2010). Pack of Five DVD’s (25 Episode’s), this series explores the significant role of dance as a medium of communication in education. Presented in very simple and understandable format keeping in view the fun of learning.

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