Husori is performed in the courtyards of villagers, which may have started during the Ahom rule. Initially it was performed in the courtyard of Rangghor to entertain the king, then moved to the courtyards of officials and, finally, it gained popularity with the villagers as well. During the period…
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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
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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 There is historical reference to the art of painting in…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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The article is about the Bauls, mystic minstrels of West Bengal, with a focus on their lifestyle, the search for their innermost self and their role in modern media.
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E. Nilakanta Singh writes about the different styles of Manipuri Sankirtana.
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Ayeeta Biswas Paul
Legend has it that in the year 102 of the Malla Era or 695 CE, a lady died while giving birth to a son in a forest at Laugram, six miles from Kotulpur, in modern Bankura district. Her husband was a Rajput (from Sanskrit ‘raja-putra’) or a prince from northern India, and they were both travelling to…
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