Indian aesthetics emerged not only from a theoretical framework based on certain fundamental concepts (such as those codified in Nāṭyaśāstra), but also from diverse regional traditional practices: the much discussed mārga-deśi or classical-folk dialogue. Eventually, this dual stream led to the emergence of classical art forms and literature genres endowed with a recognizable Indianness, or pan-Indianness. Eminent scholars, practitioners and cultural proponents will explore those processes and how they contributed to the cultural integration of Indian civilization.