Debajit Bora
The word ‘Bihu’ doesn’t have a literal translation into English. Bihu is not just a word. It’s a feeling. Not just happiness, Bihu teaches every Assamese to celebrate sadness too. Primarily, there are three Bihus celebrated by the Assamese community—Rongali or Bohag Bihu (festival of happiness),…
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Debajit Bora
Bohag Bihu also known as Rongali Bihu is the most popular Bihu celebration in the month of April, on the occasion of the Assamese New Year. This module is an in-depth exploration of Bohag Bihu through articles, images, an interview and performances.
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Radha Das
The ekasharaṇa-nama-dharma may be seen as the Assam variant of the pan-Indian phenomenon of bhakti that swept through different parts of the country at different points of time ranging broadly between the 6th and the 17th centuries CE. Faiths based on bhakti in India were either Vaishnava or…
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Meghna Baruah
Introduction
Visual arts in India have existed evolved over many centuries and are characterized by diverse styles. In Assam, the art of painting developed around the culture of manuscript illustration in line and colour (Kalita 2009). There is historical reference to the art of painting in…
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Meghna Baruah
Manuscript painting flourished in Assam from the 16th century onwards with the rise of Neo-Vaishnavism under the Vaishnava saint Sankaradeva. The tradition of manuscript painting underwent changes over the last six centuries due to various social and economic transformations that took place in…
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E. Nilakanta Singh writes about the different styles of Manipuri Sankirtana.
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Presidential Address delivered by T. Balasaraswati at the 47th Annual Conference of The Music Academy, Madras
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Amol Saghar
Travelling on the picturesque East Coast Road running parallel to the Bay of Bengal from Chennai to Puducherry and further south, one passes several interesting sites which hold the attention of the weary travellers. One such site is the Mamallapuram complex. This group of beautifully carved…
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M.L. Bhatia
[First appeared as Chapter 13 of Sufism and Bhakti Movement, Eternal Relevance, edited by Hamid Hussain and published by Manak Publications (P) Ltd in 2007. Reproduced with permission from Manak Publications (P) Ltd.]
The oral traditions around small and large shrines of saints based primarily on…
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