Indian Classical Dance is an umbrella under which various performing arts whose theory and practice can be traced to the Sanskrit text, Natya-Shastra, the foundational treatise by:

Explanation

Bharata Muni. He was an ancient Indian dramatist and musicologist. Natya-Shastra is also known as the fifth veda. Author and book: Panini - Ashtadhyayi (Sanskrit treatise on grammar). Bhasa - Svapnavasavadutta (The dream of Vasavadatta). Patanjali - Mahabhasaya (Sanskrit grammar).