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The word "Natya" has often been translated as 'drama' and the plays of ancient India have indeed some points of similarity with those of the Greeks. But on a closer examination of the technique of their pro- duction as described in the NatyaSastra, the Hindu dramas represented by the available specimens, will appear to be considerably different. Indian Natya differed from the Greek drama from which the Westerners derived their early conception of the art. Though it is not possible to agree on all points about the various aspects of this difference and the causes which he attributed to them, no one can possibly have any serious objection against his finding that, "Le ndtaka par se nature autant que par son nom se rapproaehe de-la dance scenique ; le drame est Taction mttne" (Joe. cit). Levi however did not for reasons stated above fully utilize in this connection the Natyasastra which contains ample materials for clarifying his conclusion.