Sankardev | Wikipedia audio article
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Sankardev


00:01:43 1 Biography
00:03:08 1.1 Early life:Bordowa/Batadrowa
00:04:43 1.1.1 Bhuyan ishiromaniship/i
00:05:17 1.1.2 First pilgrimage
00:06:48 1.1.3 iShiromaniship/i refusal
00:08:15 1.1.4 iCihna-yatra/i
00:10:25 1.1.5 Literary works in the Baro-Bhuyan territories
00:11:11 1.2 Ahom kingdom
00:11:20 1.2.1 Gangmau
00:12:17 1.2.2 Dhuwahat
00:14:18 1.2.2.1 iFlight from Dhuwahat/i
00:15:31 1.2.3 Literary works in the Ahom kingdom
00:16:05 1.3 Koch kingdom
00:16:13 1.3.1 Sunpora
00:16:40 1.3.2 Patbausi
00:18:15 1.3.3 Second Pilgrimage
00:18:55 1.3.4 Koch capital and Bheladanga
00:21:15 1.3.5 End
00:22:05 1.3.6 Literary works in the Koch kingdom
00:23:45 2 iEkasarana/i
00:25:23 3 Literary works
00:27:19 3.1 Poetic works (ikavya/i)
00:27:51 3.2 Bhakti Theory
00:28:10 3.3 Transliteration
00:28:50 3.4 Drama (iAnkia Nat/i)
00:29:50 3.5 Songs
00:30:30 3.6 Dance
00:30:52 3.7 Visual Art



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Srimanta Sankardev ([ˈʃrɪˌmʌntə ˈʃænkə(r)ˌdeɪv]; 1449–1568) (Assamese: মহাপুৰুষ শ্ৰীমন্ত শঙ্কৰদেৱ, translit. Môhapurux Srimôntô Xôngkôrdew) 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 widely 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 an extensive 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 kingdoms—and the assembly of devotees he initiated evolved into Sattras over time, which continue to be important socio-religious institutions in Assam and to a lesser extend in North Bengal.  Sankardev inspired the Bhakti movement in Assam just as Guru Nanak, Ramananda, Kabir, Basava and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu inspired it elsewhere in the Indian subcontinent. His influence spread even to some kingdoms as the Matak Kingdom founded by Bharat Singha, and consolidated by Sarbanda Singha in the latter 18th century endorsed his teachings.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.