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ment of histrionic art. The character of the technical analysis, which the NS presents, indicates that fairly long and certainly many-sided theoreti- cal inquiry into the nature of theatre must have preceded the formula- tion of laws and regulations of the NS. ANTIQUITY OF THE NS Date of the NS is still under controversy. The work is supposed to be completed by a series of scholars in course of time. Therefore a particular date cannot be fixed for it. Anyway some conclusions about its dates are still prevalent. The period from the 2nd century B.C. to the second century A.D. was disturbed by the invasions and the people were in no mood to think of literature and the fine arts. Consequently no works appeared in this period. Hence this period is a barren phase in the history of the literary activity of ancient India. After the 2nd century A.D. the conditions changed. Foreign invaders now no more disturbed the peace of India and she enjoyed the prosperity under the Ku峁Ｄ乶as and the Guptas. With this return of prosperity and peace, began the revival of the study of the literature of the theatre and fine arts. The period from the 2nd century A.D. onwards is a period of very prolific and rich in literary activity. The ancient works were probably studied with zest and enthusiasm and were restored in many cases. Bharata's NS that we possess, as interpreted by AG might be such a redemption made in this period of the revived literary activity. A parallel 35