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Sankardev facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sankardev | |
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Imaginary portrait of Srimanta Sankardev by Bishnu Prasad Rabha | |
| Birth Date | 1449, Bordowa, old name is Alipukhuri, Tembuani Nagaon district, Assam, India) |
| Died on | 7 September 1568 Bheladonga (Today Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India) |
| Philosophy | Ekasarana |
| Titles/honors | Venerated as Mahapurusha |
Srimanta Sankardev (Assamese pronunciation:[sɹimɔntɔ xɔŋkɔɹdew]; 1449–1568) was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath; a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, dancer, actor, musician, artist social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of the Bhakti movement in Assam. He is credited with building on past cultural relics and devising new forms of music (Borgeet), theatrical performance (Ankia Naat, Bhaona), dance (Sattriya), literary language (Brajavali). Besides, he has left a literary oeuvre of trans-created scriptures (Bhagavat of Sankardev), poetry and theological
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Assam
State in northeastern India
For other uses, see Assam (disambiguation).
State in Northeast India, India
Assam | |
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| State of Assam | |
| Etymology: "A-ham" (Uneven) or from "Ahom" | |
| Nickname(s): "Land of red river and blue hills" | |
| Motto(s): Joi Aai Axom | |
| Anthem: "Ö Mür Apünar Dekh"[2] (O my Dearest Country) | |
Location of Assam in India | |
| Coordinates: 26°08′N91°46′E / 26.14°N 91.77°E / 26.14; 91.77 | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| Before was | State of Assam |
| Bifurcation | 21 January 1972 |
| Formation | 26 January 1950[3] |
| Capital | Dispur |
| Largest city | Guwahati |
| Districts | 35 (5 divisions) |
| • Body | Government of Assam |
| • Governor | Lakshman Acharya[4] |
| • Chief minister | Himanta Biswa Sarma (BJP) |
| State Legislature | Unicameral |
| • Assembly | Assam Legislative Assembly (126 s • Bishnu Prasad Rabha (1909-1969) or Bishnu Rabha is one of the pioneering, colossal figures of the socio-cultural phenomenon known as Assamese modernism in the early 20th century. He was an accomplished and fine artist, painter, playwright, litterateur, singer and dancer, and a great revolutionary. An extraordinary versatile genius, he, for his lifetime, remained a champion of Marxist ideologies and relentlessly fought for the rights of the oppressed and mending the dismantling social and cultural fabric of Assam in the 19th to 20th century. Along with other dominant figures of Assamese modernism and advocates of progressive thought like Jyotiprasad Agarwalla, he contributed immensely to shaping the Assam we know today. Bishnu Prasad Rabha, Portrait of Srimanta Sankardeva, watercolour, mid-20th century Bishnu Prasad Rabha (1909-1969) or Bishnu Rabha is one of the pioneering, colossal figures of the socio-cultural phenomenon known as |