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Posted 30 Aug 2024

Updated 31 Aug 2024

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Assam govt has signed MoUs with Visva Bharati University to set up Srimanta Sankardeva chair

About Srimanta Sankardeva

  • Born in Aali-pukhuri situated in Nagaon district of Assam.
Srimanta Sankaradeva
  • He was a 16th century saint-scholar, polymath, social-religious reformer.

Key contributions

  • Propagated a form of Vaisnavism, called Ek-Sarana-Hari-NaamDharma (considered Lord Krishna to be one, eternal and absolute)
    • His religious system was strictly monotheistic.
  • Also founded  unique Vaishnavite monasteries called Sattras.
  • He is known for creating: 
    • New forms of music (Borgeet)
    • Theatrical performance (Ankia Naat, Bhaona),
    • Dance (Sattriya)
    • Literary language (Brajavali)
  • Literary works: Bhakti Pradipa, Bhakti Ratnakara, Kirtanna Ghosh etc.

Values 

  • Spiritualism, Syncretism, humanism, etc
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  • Borgeet
  • Ankia Naat, Bhaona
  • Brajavali
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