Sankardev
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Srimanta Sankardev (, ; 1449–1568) was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath; a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, dancer, actor, musician, artist social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of the Bhakti movement in Assam. He is credited with building on past cultural relics and devising new forms of music (Borgeet), theatrical performance (Ankia Naat, Bhaona), dance (Sattriya), literary language (Brajavali). Besides, he has left a literary oeuvre of trans-created scriptures (Bhagavat of Sankardev), poetry and theological works written in Sanskrit,
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- Imaginary portrait of Srimanta Sankardev by Bishnu Prasad Rabha
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- Hinduism
- Hindu leader.birth_date
- 1449
- Hindu leader.birth_place
- Bordowa, old name is Alipukhuri, Tembuani Nagaon district, Assam, India)
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- Bheladonga (Today Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India)
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- Madhavdev
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- Ekasarana
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- Venerated as Mahapurusha
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- Ekasarana Dharma
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- Kusumbar Siromani Bhuyan
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- Satyasandhya
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- 1568-01-01
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34 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early life: Bordowa
- Bhuyan ''shiromaniship''
- First pilgrimage
- ''Shiromaniship'' refusal
- ''Cihna-yatra''
- Literary works in the Baro-Bhuyan territories
- Ahom kingdom
- Gangmau
- Dhuwahat
- ''Flight from Dhuwahat''
- Literary works in the Ahom kingdom
- Koch kingdom
- Sunpora
- Patbausi
- Second Pilgrimage
- Koch capital and Bheladanga
- End
- Literary works in the Koch kingdom
- ''Ekasarana''
- Literary works
- Poetic works (''kavya'')
- Bhakti Theory
- Transliteration
- Drama (''Ankia Nat'')
- Songs
- Dance
- Visual Art
- Avirbhav Kshetra
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Srimanta Sankardev (, ; 1449–1568) was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath; a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, dancer, actor, musician, artist social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of the Bhakti movement in Assam. He is credited with building on past cultural relics and devising new forms of music (Borgeet), theatrical performance (Ankia Naat, Bhaona), dance (Sattriya), literary language (Brajavali). Besides, he has left a literary oeuvre of trans-created scriptures (Bhagavat of Sankardev), poetry and theological works written in Sanskrit, Assamese and Brajavali. The Bhagavatic religious movement he started, Ekasarana Dharma and also called Neo-Vaishnavite movement, influenced two medieval kingdoms – Koch and the Ahom kingdom – and the assembly of devotees he initiated evolved over time into monastic centers called Sattras, which continue to be important socio-religious institutions in Assam and to a lesser extent in North Bengal.
His literary and artistic contributions are living traditions in Assam today. The religion he preached is practised by a large population, and Sattras (monasteries) that he and his followers established continue to flourish and sustain his legacy.