Sankardev's 571st Birth Anniversary Celebrated Across Assam

Guwahati, October 8, 2019:

The 571st birth anniversary of Saint-Reformer Sankardev is being celebrated across Assam today. 'Naam' is being held across the sattras of the State to commemorate the occasion.

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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal took to Twitter to greet the people of Assam on the occasion of Sankardev's birth anniversary.

"From drama to borgeets, from naam ghars to dance, mahapurush Srimanta Sanakardev set an example of devotion to build up the socio-cultural pillars of Assam. His creations and contributions are invaluable to Assamese society. Taking his example, we have to shape the society", Sonowal wrote.

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Srimanta Sankardev was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath: a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of Assam, India. He is credited with giving shape to the Assamese society.

He inspired the Bhakti movement in Assam and united people through his neo-vaishnavite movement – Ekasaran Naam Dharma. Sankardev enriched Assamese language and literature through his poetry, dramas (ankia naat) and songs (borgeet & bhatima). He was also the father of Assamese classical dance – Sattriya Dance.

Sankardev was born in 1449 at Alipukhuri near Bordua of Nagaon district, Assam.

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