Mahaguru Srimanta Sankaradeva and Maharashtra’s Sant Eknath (Part I)
by Rohit Venkateshwaran Sant Eknath was an epoch-making saint, social reformer as well as literary figure in the Vaishnavite Bhakti Movement of Maharashtra. Like our Mahaguru Srimanta Sankaradeva, he too was a
The Ragas of Bargit & Their Evaluation in the Context of Indian Music
by Dr Pabitrapran Goswami, We find altogether 36 ragas attached to the Bargits and the Ankar gits: Ahir, Asowari, Barari, Basanta, Belowar, Bhatiyali, Bhupali, Dhanasri, Gandhar, Gauri, Kalyan, Kamod, Kanara,
Bargit : the Last Reminiscence of Prabandha Gana
by Dr Pabitrapran Goswami Prabandha Gana: Dhrupadaand Kirttana or Kriti are the earliest forms of music extant today in the Hindusthani and the Karnatik systems. The Prabandha Gana evidently
Practice of Raga-Sangita in Pre-Sankaradeva Assam & Sankaradeva’s Initiation to the Tradition
by Dr Pabitrapran Goswami Nothing can be definitely said about the exact form of Assamese music in the pre-Sankaradeva time. However, scholars have often tried
Bargit : an Introduction
By Dr Pabitrapran Goswami The name Bargit is popularly ascribed to a special set of devotional songs composed during the late 15th and the early 16th centuries A.D. by Srimanta
Srimanta Sankaradeva As An Innovator
by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti Srimanta Sankaradeva is generally remembered as a religious preceptor, who founded the Eka Sarana Nâma Dharma order. But that is not his only identity. His
Place of Srimanta Sankaradeva in All-India Perspective
by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti Study about the life and works of Srimanta Sankaradeva is of great academic importance in Assam. The father of Assamese nation, Srimanta Sankaradeva is revered by
Spiritual path of Eka Sharana Nâma Dharma
by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti Srimanta Sankaradeva was one of the foremost religious philosophers in the world. His religion Eka Sharana Nâma Dharma laid the foundation for a new religious