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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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