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On Jun 14, 2012, at 7:43, [email protected] wrote: > Dear Ms. Kakoti, > > Its really nice to know about the important event. Although I donot know you > personally, yet I couldnot resist writing back and congratulating you for the > initiative. There is a real need for such endeavours in the global scenario. > Looking forward to have updates after the event too. All the best wishes! > > Subhra > > > -- > Subhra Devi > Museum and Archive, > Dept. of Cultural Studies > Tezpur University > Mb- 09401939220 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rini Kakati <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 25 May 2012 19:03:48 +0530 (IST) > Subject: [Assam] Vrindavani Vastra - Illustrated talk, seminar and Dokho > Avatar CD album launch in London > > > Assam is a part of India which in somewhere is little know even in India > itself because of its remote location. More importantly the relative neglect > absence of Sankaradeva in the history of the Neo-Vaishnavite movement in > India, has long been a gap in knowledge waiting recognition. > > The much travelled, social reformer and fountain head of the great Neo - > Vaishnavite movement and Sattriya institute of Assam in 15th century. Where > there was division he brought union, where there was war he brought peace and > brought together by Sankaradeva - the father of Assamese nation > The history of the Assamese people, the history of its national awareness is > the life of Sankaradeva - he is the pulse of the people. > It is highly imperative that this great saint receives world attention. And > also imperative that the life and philosophy and artistic creations of this > great saint be brought to the notice of the wider audience. > On Friday, 29 June, 2012 - a seminar and illustrated talk on Vaishnavite > faith and Sattriya culture of Srimanta Sankaradeva, attach with power point > presentation of Vrindavani Vastra will be held at The Nehru Centre (the > cultural wing of Indian High Commission) . Initiative has been taken by Rini > Kakati, NRI Co-ordinator for UK. > Speakers: Richard Blurton, Head of the South Asian Section in the Department > of Asia, British Museum > > Dr Nicolas Sutton, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, > University of Oxford > > Dr Audrey Cantlie, author of of the book "The Assamese" and Reader Emeritus > in Anthropology at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) > > Dokho Avatar - An orchestral odyssey of Borgeet composed by Jayanta Pathak > will be launch for global audience at this event. This is the first global > instrumental album of 500 year old traditional melodies of Assam to the world > in his ambitious project "Dokho Avatar". He is currently based in Atlanta, > USA, busy at his studio - Chromatic. Jayanta is popularly known as "King of > Remixes" in the Indian musical circle. > Sharodi Saikia - Renowned Sattriya dancer from Assam has been invited to > perform "Dokho Avatar" at this prestigious event. At present She, is the > Director of Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati (The Premier Cultural > Institution of Assam) > Pictures: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorthEastIndia/attachments/folder/1918063036/item/1486406438/view > Rini Kakati > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
