Author: Bimal Phukan
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482886987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Sankaradevas 16thcentury figured silk tapestries, known as Vrindavani Vastra, today adorn museums of the world including those at London, Paris and Los Angeles. However, Srimanta Sankaradeva, the Vashnava Saint of Assam, is revered most as a religious reformer. A contemporary of Kabir, Nanak and Chaitanya, Sankaradeva is one of the religious leaders of great endowment who blazed across the Indian horizon in the 15thcentury bearing the message ofbhaktito the people. Sankaradeva (1469-1568) was a man of creativity, and above all, he was a man of religion. His literary and artistic activities are not ends in themselves; they are consciously oriented towards the sharing of his creed. His work be it a hymn, a verse for chanting, dramas for the stage, dance forms, or even a drum for accompaniment was only to draw his audience to the word of God. That he performed each task with consummate excellence is a measure of his greatness. His key literary texts are a part of every Assamese household and his dance forms are today a part of classical canon of Indian dance traditions. It remains a pity that despite his great achievements, Sankaradeva is relatively unknown outside his native state of Assam. This book attempts to give an overview of the life and works of the multi-faceted genius encompassing art, literature, music, dance and drama.
Sankara Deva
Srimanta Sankaradeva: Vaishnava Saint of Assam
Author: Bimal Phukan
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482886987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Sankaradevas 16thcentury figured silk tapestries, known as Vrindavani Vastra, today adorn museums of the world including those at London, Paris and Los Angeles. However, Srimanta Sankaradeva, the Vashnava Saint of Assam, is revered most as a religious reformer. A contemporary of Kabir, Nanak and Chaitanya, Sankaradeva is one of the religious leaders of great endowment who blazed across the Indian horizon in the 15thcentury bearing the message ofbhaktito the people. Sankaradeva (1469-1568) was a man of creativity, and above all, he was a man of religion. His literary and artistic activities are not ends in themselves; they are consciously oriented towards the sharing of his creed. His work be it a hymn, a verse for chanting, dramas for the stage, dance forms, or even a drum for accompaniment was only to draw his audience to the word of God. That he performed each task with consummate excellence is a measure of his greatness. His key literary texts are a part of every Assamese household and his dance forms are today a part of classical canon of Indian dance traditions. It remains a pity that despite his great achievements, Sankaradeva is relatively unknown outside his native state of Assam. This book attempts to give an overview of the life and works of the multi-faceted genius encompassing art, literature, music, dance and drama.
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482886987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Sankaradevas 16thcentury figured silk tapestries, known as Vrindavani Vastra, today adorn museums of the world including those at London, Paris and Los Angeles. However, Srimanta Sankaradeva, the Vashnava Saint of Assam, is revered most as a religious reformer. A contemporary of Kabir, Nanak and Chaitanya, Sankaradeva is one of the religious leaders of great endowment who blazed across the Indian horizon in the 15thcentury bearing the message ofbhaktito the people. Sankaradeva (1469-1568) was a man of creativity, and above all, he was a man of religion. His literary and artistic activities are not ends in themselves; they are consciously oriented towards the sharing of his creed. His work be it a hymn, a verse for chanting, dramas for the stage, dance forms, or even a drum for accompaniment was only to draw his audience to the word of God. That he performed each task with consummate excellence is a measure of his greatness. His key literary texts are a part of every Assamese household and his dance forms are today a part of classical canon of Indian dance traditions. It remains a pity that despite his great achievements, Sankaradeva is relatively unknown outside his native state of Assam. This book attempts to give an overview of the life and works of the multi-faceted genius encompassing art, literature, music, dance and drama.
The Plays of Sankaradeva
Author: Yashodhara Medhi
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120840941
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120840941
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Among the Luminaries in Assam
Author: Anjali Sarma
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170992073
Category : Assam (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170992073
Category : Assam (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the India Office: pt. 1. Sanskrit books
Author: India Office Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Assam, the Land of Sankaradeva
Author: Vishwanath Pandey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assam
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Articles.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assam
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Articles.
Lord Jagannath
Author: Suryanarayan Das
Publisher: Sanbun Publishers
ISBN: 9789380213224
Category : Purī (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher: Sanbun Publishers
ISBN: 9789380213224
Category : Purī (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the India Office: pt. 1. Sanskrit books [by] R. Rost. 1897
Author: Great Britain. India Office. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
History of the Koch Kingdom, C. 1515-1615
Author: D. Nath
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170991090
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170991090
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Bhakti Movement
Author: P. Govinda Pillai
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000780392
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
This is a Comprehensive Survey of the Bhakti Movement as it sprang in South India to spread across the subcontinent in independent and multifarious manifestations yet marked with amazing commonalities. Spanning a period of 11 centuries starting from the 6th CE, the movement encompassed in its sweep a vast range of dimensions; Social, political, economic, religious, cultural, linguistic, ethical and philosophical. Among the multifarious movements which contributed to the formation of India and its Culture, the Bhakti was undoubtedly the most pervasive and persistent, says the author. Besides its sweep and depth, what proved most remarkable about the movement was that it arose almost everywhere from the masses who belonged to the lowest class and castes. Though spirituality was its leitmotif, Bhakti proved to be a stirring song of the subaltern in their varied expressions of resistance and revolt. A seemingly conservative phenomenon became a potent weapon against entrenched hierarchies of orthodoxy and oppression, in a wonderful dialectical expression. This qualifies Bhakti movement to be reckoned on a par with European renaissance as it marked a massive upsurge in the societal value system to directly impact a range of fields like arts, politics, culture or religion. Even as he takes note of the elements of reactionary revivalism that also marked the Bhakti movement, the author convincingly argues that those of renaissance and progress far outweighed the former.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000780392
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
This is a Comprehensive Survey of the Bhakti Movement as it sprang in South India to spread across the subcontinent in independent and multifarious manifestations yet marked with amazing commonalities. Spanning a period of 11 centuries starting from the 6th CE, the movement encompassed in its sweep a vast range of dimensions; Social, political, economic, religious, cultural, linguistic, ethical and philosophical. Among the multifarious movements which contributed to the formation of India and its Culture, the Bhakti was undoubtedly the most pervasive and persistent, says the author. Besides its sweep and depth, what proved most remarkable about the movement was that it arose almost everywhere from the masses who belonged to the lowest class and castes. Though spirituality was its leitmotif, Bhakti proved to be a stirring song of the subaltern in their varied expressions of resistance and revolt. A seemingly conservative phenomenon became a potent weapon against entrenched hierarchies of orthodoxy and oppression, in a wonderful dialectical expression. This qualifies Bhakti movement to be reckoned on a par with European renaissance as it marked a massive upsurge in the societal value system to directly impact a range of fields like arts, politics, culture or religion. Even as he takes note of the elements of reactionary revivalism that also marked the Bhakti movement, the author convincingly argues that those of renaissance and progress far outweighed the former.