They are:
A) Kathak – from Uttar Pradesh in the North.
From the Eastern Parts:
B) Sattriya – from Assam
C) Manipuri – from Manipur
D) Odissi – from Odisha
E) Kuchipudi – from Andhra Pradesh
F) Bharatanatyam – from Tamil Nadu
From the Western Coast:
G) Kathakali and Mohiniattam – from Kerala
These forms mostly adhere to the tenets laid down in the monumental text on performing arts called Natya Shastra, written over 2,500 years ago by Sage Bharata.
