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by Rupam Kumar Boro

Srimanta Sankaradeva being a pivotal figure is actually divided into the polarity of intellectual and common people. The intellectual is immersed in bringing out a new paradigm of his works, and the common people are subjected to the influence of ‘Kirttan Ghoxa’.

We are bound to cite such remarks after going through the crucial book Sankaradeva Adhyayanat Bixangati by Dr Sanjib Kr. Borkakoti (Pragya Mediahype, 2024). The first publication dates back to the year 2005. After a gap of about two decades, its second publication came out in 2024. Surprisingly, the article cherishes its dignity not only from the perspective of time period and relevance but also the challenges it throws upon the readers. The book exposes the falsification and various baffling statements associated with the life and philosophy of Gurujana. ... more

By Dr Dayananda Pathak

Srimanta Sankaradeva, the poet-playwright and social engineer of legendary height, from 15-16 century Assam, overstepped the regional and national frontiers for his human concerns and the glorification of an individual`s latent creativities. Although he is associated with Vaishnavism, he was essentially above all these religious identities in terms of strait-jacket exclusivities. Vaishnavism as a religious principle and practice started long before Srimanta Sankaradeva was born. Every principle has to be readjusted and rejuvenated to suit to local situations. For that we need not add a separate appellation for old ideas and their practical applications. A saint cannot be a local or national identity. He is born for the greatness and glorification of human beings erasing the entire national and sub-national frontiers. It is not the physical man, but the ideas that matter most in human civilization. The idea has to be humanity-centric for the acceleration of civilization. For that we need great thinkers, great ideologues and saintly messengers for peace and creativity, latent within every individual. ... more

by Dr Milan Neog

When we discuss about the medieval Bhakti movement, names like Ramananda, Kabir, Guru Nanak, Dadu, Tukaram, Narasimha Mehta etc. often come to mind. In the same breath, we must also remember and honour Srimanta Sankaradeva, an extraordinary figure whose contributions were equally profound. He is considered the greatest talent of all time in Assamese socio-cultural life. Assamese literary tradition began in the 10th century CE with the composition of the Buddhist Charyagita. In the 14th century CE, Madhava Kandali, who was born before Srimanta Sankaradeva, translated the Ramayana into Assamese, making it the first translation of the epic into any modern Indo Aryan languages. ... more

by Dr Ananya Barua

Śrimanta Śankaradeva and Hazrat Ājān Pir Fakir breathed new life into the vulnerable religion frontline emulating from the mutual milieu of the chronicled past. Streamlining the practiced observations, added with the inclusion of the local dialect to paraphrase the revered texts, paved the way for bringing in the much-celebrated Bhakti movement in Assam, India. Both these religious reformers constructed new kinds of meaning as the horizon of the text or the tradition, which they sought to creatively re-interpret, creating new literary canons and poetics to legitimize the emergence of new literary genres.... more