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by Dr. Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti
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.... more
Compiled by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti
Important Books and Articles about Life, Works and Philosophy of Srimanta Sankaradeva... more
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.... more
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 two doyens of Assamese literature and culture.... more
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, but also established the super-structures thereupon.... more
by Hiranmayee Das Gogoi
Borgeet is the unique creation of Srimanta Sankaradeva and his ardent disciple Sri Sri Madhabadeva.... more
By Sanjib
Sabhapandit
The Satras have been socio- religious institutions in Assam for more than 500 years now. Although started mainly as a mechanism of propagation of the Vaishnavite school of thought by the two Mahapurushas, these transformed into social institutions very fast and became inseparable elements of Assam’s socio- cultural heritage.... more
Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti
Srimanta Sankaradeva (1449-1568) was a multi-faceted genius, who has hardly any equal in the annals of human history. He is generally known as a religious preceptor, litterateur, and cultural maestro. But he was more than that.... more
