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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
In the 14th century Madhava Kandali used Assamese alphabets to compose the famous Saptakanda Ramayana, which is the Assamese translation of Valmiki's Sanskrit Ramayana. Later, Sankardev used it in the 15th and 16th centuries to compose his oeuvre in Assamese and Brajavali dialect , the literary language of the bhakti poems ( borgeets ) and dramas.
According to Grierson (1967), the English word Assamese parallels other demonyms (Chinese, Sinhalese, Nepalese, etc.), building on Assam, an Anglicization of the Sanskrit word Asama that itself refers to the Brahmaputra Valley. [34] Other writers (most notably Banikanta Kakati [35] [36] and S N Sarma [37]) have repeated this claim.
Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi translation prizes for their works written in Assamese. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹ 50,000. [ 1 ]