Srimanta Sankaradeva founded a distinct and new philosophy, which had some unique characteristics. He founded a new Vaishnavite order within the Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism. The present author has named this philosophy as Vivartanavâda as it facilitates the elevation of the…
পুৰুষোত্তম ঠাকুৰ জয় জয় বটদ্ৰৱা বৈকুন্ঠ দুতয়। সেহি থানে নিজগুৰু ভৈলন্ত উদয়।। সেহি থানে নিজগুৰু পাৰিলন্ত পাট। ৰাম নাম মহাৰত্ন বেসাইলন্ত হাট।। মধ্যে পদশিলা দক্ষিণতে নামঘৰ। মণিকুট গৃহ বান্ধি ৰহিলা শঙ্কৰ।। দক্ষিণে যাত্ৰাৰ দৌল পুৰুষে নিৰ্ম্মিলা। সাতো বৈকুন্ঠ চিহ্ন আঁকিয়া দেখাইলা।।…
The cultural assets created by Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva and Madhavadeva are precious. They are treasure house for Assamese community. Bargeet and Ankiya geet are two gems of that treasure. Both were created to attract people towards Vaishnavite philosophy by Srimanta Sankardeva. Both kinds of songs have aesthetic delight and the power…
Compiled by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti Important Books and Articles about Life, Works and Philosophy of Srimanta Sankaradeva (All sources are in Assamese language unless otherwise stated) 1. Barua, Dr Birinchi Kumar, Sankardeva : vaisnava saint of Assam, (English), 1st edition,…
by Hari Prasad Hazarika The beginning of the twentieth century saw the onset of a different type of movement in Assam. It was a movement of search for truth, where some revolutionary intellectuals took the leadership. These people participated in the freedom…
by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva (1449 AD -1568 AD) was an important personality in the annals of Indian history. He was not only a religious preceptor, but also a social reformer, who had…
by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti Srimanta Sankaradeva, the father of Assamese nation, was an extra-ordinary person, who excelled in almost all areas of knowledge. His contributions not only made the foundations of Assamese literature, culture and social structure,…
by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti Enactment of the Ankiya plays authored by Srimanta Sankaradeva and Madhavadeva is calledBhaona. Many plays have been written since then by different Assamese playwrights in the style of theAnkiya plays composed by these…
DR. MALLIKA KANDALI Sattriya dance has some distinctive foot work patterns, which are called bhariman or Khoj. Bhariman connotes the movements of either single or pair of feet. In Sattriya dance the entire process of application of feet…
Dr. Mallika Kandali All classical dance traditions of Indiahave evolved for themselves a structural pattern or grammar, whether oral or written, for its sustenance and transmission. The Sattriya dance also, as an enduring tradition, has over the…