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VOL. 5, ISSUE 5 (2019)
Sankardeva as playwright and director of assamese drama: A Study
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Dulal Hazarika
Abstract
The history of ancient Assamese drama has a rich history. This history began from Sankardeva. He composed six unique plays, from the base of folk dance and drama. Sankardeva propagated neo-Vaisnavism in Assam. He composed plays for propagating Vaishnava religion. Sankardeva wrote plays to teach people and impart aesthetic beauty. By producing Assamese drama, sankardev showed drama 15th- 16th century's Assamese people of, which at that time only had to be satisfied by hearing about Sanskrit drama. The drama composing became a tradition in the later period of Sankardeva also. Nowadays this drama is seen as a medium of entertainment. In this research paper, there is an attempt to examine the personality of Sankardeva through his play.
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Pages:165-167
How to cite this article:
Dulal Hazarika "Sankardeva as playwright and director of assamese drama: A Study". International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, Vol 5, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 165-167
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