“"(Guru Mani Madhava Chakiar) began playing the dual role of Parvati and Shiva…sat on a wooden chair…I have never ever seen a Parvati so exquisitely beautiful. I have never seen a Shiva so handsome and so cunning. I sat there and wept as if I were alone in the presence of God. I then realized what theatre was all about — the falsehood of that old man made me arrive at a state where inhibitions and convictions, all became so fluid and beautiful. And this vision has remained with me always"
- Dr. Vijaya Mehta (Executive Director, National Center for Performing Arts- Bombay, acclaimed Indian theatre personality) about her experience of watching 72 year old Guru's Abhinaya of Parvativiraha”

Abhinaya and Netrābhinaya
Source: Theatre is a great lie that gets us to arrive at a great truth- Dr.Vijaya Mehta http://www.rotaryclubofbombay.org/ps121206.htm

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote ""(Guru Mani Madhava Chakiar) began playing the dual role of Parvati and Shiva…sat on a wooden chair…I have never ever s…" by Mani Madhava Chakyar?
Mani Madhava Chakyar photo
Mani Madhava Chakyar 28
Indian actor 1899–1990

Related quotes

Matka Tereza photo

“I've never seen the poor people being so familiar with their head of state as they were with her. It was a beautiful lesson for me.”

Matka Tereza (1910–1997) Roman Catholic saint of Albanian origin

On meeting Michèle Duvalier, quoted by Christopher Hitchens in The Missionary Position http://books.google.com/books?id=PTgJIjK67rEC&pg=PA11&dq=%22I+think+it+is+very+beautiful+for+the+poor+to+accept+their+lot%22, (Verso, 1995), page 5
1990s

Oscar Wilde photo
Prince photo
Frederick Buechner photo
David Frawley photo
Wilhelm Bittrich photo

“In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard.”

Wilhelm Bittrich (1894–1979) German general

Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem (September 1944). Quoted in "Hitler's Generals" - Page 327 - by Correlli Barnett - History - 2003

André Gide photo
Bea Arthur photo
Joaquin Miller photo
RuPaul photo

“Look at me--a big old black man under all of this makeup, and if I can look beautiful, so can you.”

RuPaul (1960) Actriz de Televisa, dueña y señora de los ejidos cacaoahuateros

Quoted by Joslyn Pine in: Book of African-American Quotations http://books.google.co.in/books?id=NfdBrOgz4swC&pg=PA160, Courier Dover Publications, 2 March 2012, p. 160

Related topics