HARIKATHA: SAMARTHA RAMDAS' CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF SPIRITUAL STORY- TELLING
BOOK DESCRIPTION
About the Book: Harikatha (lit. stories of the Lord) is the exposition of a
religious theme, usually the life of a saint or a story from one of India's
scriptural texts. Its purpose is to spread devotion to the Divine. Harikatha is
a composite art containing story-telling, poetry, music, drama, dance, and
philosophy. Any story about God, or scriptural incidents, or about saints, who
are the living exemplars for the existence of God, is an appropriate subject
matter for Harikatha. The greatness of Harikatha lies in the fact that it
provides one of the easiest,