CONTENTS: Foreword-Ashok Pradhan, Director, Bhavan's Delhi Kendra, Editors Desk-Deepti Omchery Bhalla, 1. Uparupaka-s and Natyasastra-Radhavallabh Tripathi, 2. Uparupaka-s in Indian Performing Ars Traditions-K G Paulose, 3. The Relevance of the Study of Uparupaka-s-Shobha Shashikumar, 4. Comprehending 'Upa-rupaka': An exploration of its nature and the dynamics of two variants-Bhana and Bhanika-Piyal Bhattacharya and Deep Ghosh, 5. Major Beakthrough in Minor Drama Forms Understand Uparupaka-s through Places, Performances and Indigenous Custodians-Swarnamalya, 6, Natya Darpan me Uparupaka Vidhan: Pradarshankari Kala ki Drishti se-Mahesh Champaklal (Hindi), 7. The Contemporaries of Ancient Uparupaka Tradition traced in Coastal Karnataka's Yaksagana and Post Medieval Period-Manorama B N, 8. Impact of Uparupaka-s in Melattur Bhagavata Mela Natakams-Vijay Madhavan, 9. Ankiya Nat and Bhaona: Its affinities with Uparupaka-s-Sharodi Saikia, 10. Tracing the Performative Continuity of Rasaka: from Uparupaka to Rasa and beyond-Parwati Dutta, 11. Common Threads of Concepts and Ideas between Uparupaka-s and Bharatanatyam-Priyashri V Rao, 12. Nautanki me Bhashagat evam Sangitik Vaishisthay-Madhu Rani Shukla, 13. Music in Tamil Theatre-S Sowmya, 240pp,.