and Drama . These are:  bharatanatyam  of the state of Tamil Nadu,  kathak  of Uttar Pradesh,  kathakali  and  mohiniyattam  of Kerala,  kuchipudi  of Andhra Pradesh,  manipuri  of Manipur,  odissi  of Orissa, and the  sattriya of Assam. [263] Theatre in India  melds music, dance, and improvised or written dialogue. [264]  Often based