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Assam is the home of several types of silks, the most prominent and prestigious being Muga, the natural golden silk is exclusive only to Assam. Apart from Muga, there are other two varieties called Pat, creamy-bright-silver colored silk, and Eri, a variety used for manufacturing warm clothes for winter.
The Bhagavat of Sankardev is the Assamese adaptation of the Bhagavata Purana made by Srimanta Sankardev in 15th-16th century in the regions that form present-day Assam and Cooch Behar. Though the major portions of the work was transcreated by Sankardev, a few other writers from that period contributed to the remaining sections.
' Literary Society of Assam ') is a non Government, non profit, literary organisation of Assam. It was founded in December 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature. [1] [2] A branch of the organisation named Singapore Sahitya Sabha was launched in Singapore on 28 July 2019. [3]
Banner of Assam: State seal Oxom Xorkar Emblem of Assam: State song O Mur Apunar Dekh (O Mor Aponar Dex) O my endearing country! State motto Joi Aai Ôxom Hail mother Assam State language Axomiya Assamese: State Literary Society Assam Sahitya Sabha (Oxom Xahityo Xobha) Assam Literary Society State festival Bihu Bihu: State dance Sattriya ...
Sahitya Akademi Award for Assamese Award for contributions to Assamese literature Awarded for Literary award in India Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First award 1955 Final award 2024 Highlights Total awarded 61 First winner Jatindranath Dowara Most Recent winner Sameer Tanti Website website Part of a series on Sahitya Akademi Awards Category ...
The author collected these stories from the common native people of Assam and then prepared this book. The names he mentioned in the preface of the book who contributed the folklores (but without explicitly mentioning who contributed which one) were Bhramarendra Saikia, Mahi Chandra Bora, Sitanath Sharma, Sarveshwar Sharma Kotoky, Rudrakanta Goswami, Wajed Ali, Naranath Sharma, Rusheswar ...
Srimanta Sankardev [10] (/ ˈ s r ɪ ˌ m æ n t ə ˈ s æ n k ər ˌ d eɪ v /, Assamese pronunciation: [sɹimɔntɔ xɔŋkɔɹdɛβ]; 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.
The Satsari Assam Buronji states that the foundational pillar of the home of the Gosain was laid in 1656 CE. [6] Auniati was the first satra to be patronised by the Ahom kingdom. [7] The Sri Sri Auniati Satra is associated with the Brahma Sanghati, one of the four orders of Ekasarana satras.