The Navras Series (Asad-Zoya fiction)

A rasa (lit. 'juice' or 'essence') denotes an essential mental state and is the dominant emotional theme of a work of art or the primary feeling that is evoked in the person that views, reads or hears such a work. (From Wikipedia)

There are nine rasas called Navras.

- Srangaram: Love, Attractiveness

- Hasyam: Laughter, Mirth, Comedy

- Raudram: Fury

- Karunyam: Compassion, Tragedy

- Bibhatsam: Disgust, Aversion

- Bhayanakam: Horror, Terror

- Viram: Heroic mood

- Adbhutam: Wonder, Amazement

- Shantam: Peace, Tranquillity.

Again from Wikipedia. If you want to know more, here is the article link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasa_(aesthetics)

Why am I telling you all this?

Last Saturday I wanted to write something, anything - an OS or first chapter of my next story, anything. This post was to be posted on Saturday but for some reasons I could not post it till today. So, I wanted to start something new, but neither did I have any compelling idea for an OS nor I have finished preliminary work for my next story to get it started. Then I remembered the Navrasas. My knowledge of them is very limited (limited to the Wikipedia article) and I know that they are expressed in all of the Indian classical dance styles (Any readers who are classical dancers would know a lot more about them). So, coming back to the point, I have decided to do a series of written works based on the navrasas. Each piece will feature one ras and it will be mostly a one shot, but it can be just a scene, a three-shot or in rare case even an SS. I take it as a challenge to myself, as there are several rasas that have been part of my stories and there are some that I have never touched. Plus, they are open to interpretations. One person's Bhyanakam can be another's Viram or not. A ras can be just what it means literally or it can have a broader meaning. As I said my knowledge is limited in this area and so I will learn and understand on the go. Let's see how far I go.

As some of you may know, I write stories with Asad and Zoya as main characters and other QH season 1 characters as supporting characters and that will be the case here, too.

So, which one is going to be the first rasa? Srangaram? I am not sure if there is any inherent meaning in the order used above. I will have to research. And, I will pick one and it may not be in the order.

If you find the idea interesting, stay tuned!

Thanks for reading.

Originally posted by: pinks2911

Stories based on Navrasas..

That does seem interesting..

And if it is of Asad and Zoya, aur kya chahiye??

I am in..

Do pm me when you write something Noe..

Will be waiting for your series to start..

Originally posted by: Nikita_Smith

Looking forward to the stories Noe! (:

Originally posted by: teju_KaBhi

Very innovative idea :)

Well the first one here is "Shrangar" ras which shows love b/w couple. It is of 2 types :

1) Sanyog Shrangar ras - happy tales

2) Viyog Shrangar ras - saparation or when in pain of separation.

I hope this helps. Have studied this rasas in Hindi lectures.

Pm me when u start writing :)