The 'Natya Shastra', attributed to Sage Bharata Muni, is the foundational treatise on Indian _____.
- performing arts
- architecture
- medicine
- astronomy
Answer: performing arts
Natya Shastra (c. 200 BCE-200 CE) is the encyclopedic Sanskrit text on dance, music, drama, makeup, and stagecraft. It codifies rasa theory, mudras, and aesthetics central to Indian classical arts.