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by Dr Arshiya Sethi
The Sattras were born out of the Bhakti movement as it came to Assam. Like the Bhakti movements in many other parts of India, the Bhakti movement in Assam, called the Eka Sarana Nama Dharma, had a creative audio visual aspect for its propagation. Through his creative genius Sankaradeva was able to mould the Cultural life of Assam. The epicenter of the cultural life of Assam was the Sattra, which for five centuries has been the crucible of the Sattriya cultural tradition. ... more
Dr Pona Mahanta
The history of regular Assamese drama and theatre began with Srimanta
Sankaradeva (1449-1568 AD). He wrote and produced plays nearly five centuries
ago when classical Sanskrit drama was at a low ebb and when Shakespeare was
not even born.... more
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