Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti

Great Persons of Assam  is an English book, which contains biographies of 28 great persons of Assam. Their names are given on the jacket itself. It is published by the reputed firm, EBH Publishers (India), an imprint of Eastern Book House, Guwahati. It is also available in their New Delhi branch : 2/28, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi-2. Over the centuries, Assam witnessed many selfless heroes. The book Great Persons of Assam presents life sketches of twenty eight all time great persons from Assam history. These men and women spanning several centuries have shaped the literature and culture of Assam, integrated people, and showed light to the nation in times of crises. I have very carefully selected the names of these great persons on criteria like originality, sacrifice, ability to work under adverse situations etc. These twenty eight persons are such giants who have stood tall among others. Without them the Assamese society would have been poorer. They enriched the Assames

My English novel ' A Buddha in a conflagration ' has been released globally as ebook. It is based on socio-political situation in Assam. It is a saga of an insurgency-affected people, state terrorism and unscrupulous politicians. How the common people suffered in the cross-fire between state and extremist groups is a subject dealt with here. The original Assamese version was released way back in 2000. It was published by Krantikal Prakashan, Nagaon. The English edition has been published as ebook only. The online link for the novel is http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FKNVHW2

An English biography of Srimanta Sankaradeva titled ' Saint Srimanta Sankaradeva ' authored by me has been released as an ebook. It is a compact and concise biography of Srimanta Sankaradeva. The online link for the book is  www.amazon.com/dp/B00FKNK4SU  .

I was felicitated by Pragati Natya Samaj, Dhing, Assam on July 30. They were very kind to say so many warm words about my works on Srimanta Sankaradeva. They mentioned my books and research papers in the citation.

A workshop on "Manuscript Preparation and Painting in Sankari art form" was held under the auspices of SOCIETY FOR SRIMANTA SANKARADEVA from July 7 to 11 at Dhing. The venue was Dhing College. Mridu Moucham Bora was the convener and trainer of the workshop. I inaugurated it on July 7, 2013.  Total 39 learners from different parts of Assam underwent training in the workshop. They were given certificates. The workshop ended on July 11. The valedictory function was attended by eminent mask artist Girish Mahanta, Principal of Dhing College Dr Sarat Dutta, co-ordinator of  SOCIETY FOR SRIMANTA SANKARADEVA Pradip Hazarika and others. I presided over the function.

Four books on Srimanta Sankaradeva's life and philosophy by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti will be displayed in the Seoul International Book Fair 2013 (June 19 – 23, 2013) in South Korea. All four books are published by Bani Mandir. They will participate in the Book Fair with about 35 selected titles from their house. Korean Publishers Association organizes this book fair every year. This is third participation of Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti's books in International Book Fairs after Frankfurt Book Fair and Beijing Book Fair. Both these two book fairs were participated in by  Utpal Hazarika,  Proprietor of  Bani Mandir. Covers of the books are given below. Nam-Ghosha Bhavartha Purnanga Katha Gurucharit Namghosha The Oriental Gem Mahapurusha  Srimanta Sankaradeva A news was telecast in local TV channel of Nagaon. It can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4qfuGz-46Q&feature=youtu.be

Library of Congress catalogued my two English biographies of Srimanta Sankaradeva published in 1995 and 2005 respectively. Both titles were published by Bani Mandir, Guwahati, Assam. I don't know when and how these cataloguing were done or when Library of Congress procured these books. I got the LOC catalogue number in different links and then checked LOC website and found these details. I have shared it here so that US based friends can consult the books in LOC. I have seen these books procured and catalogued by the libraries of Universities of Boston, Chicago, Heidelberg, Toronto etc. The cover of the two books are given below. Both are now out of print. A screen-shot of Library of Congress catalogue is given below .

The English translation of Srimanta Sankaradeva’s famous scripture Gunamâlâ ' is now available to the readers across the world. Subtitled as ‘Garland of Virtues’, the English version of Gunamâlâ was released by former President of Asom Sattra Mahasabha, Bhadrakrishna Goswami on April 7 in Nagaon Press Club at Nagaon. The translation has been done by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti, who has earlier translated Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Bargeet and Madhavadeva’s Nâmghoshâ too. Bhadrakrishna Goswami appreciated the work of Dr Borkakoti and said that a long-felt need was fulfilled. He hoped that the English translation would help non-Assamese people to understand the ideology of Srimanta Sankaradeva. Researcher of Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha, Kailas Das said that it required considerable skill as well as knowledge of two languages at the same time to embark on such translation work. It may be mentioned that Srimanta Sankaradeva wrote Gunamâlâ , the abridged version of Bhâgavata

Srimanta Sankaradeva created a new classical school of music, known as Sankari music with his Bargît. He created new Râgas for singing the lyrics known as Bargît. These Bargîts or Great Songs are one of the main modes of conveying the principles of the Eka Sharana Nâma Dharma, the Vaishnavite order founded by Srimanta Sankaradeva. The saint composed these lyrics in the Brajâwalî form of Assamese language. These lyrics, composed in 15th-16th century, are considered great treasure of Assamese literature. They describe the glory of chanting God’s name and also narrate the attributes of lord Krishna as well as his exploits. The book 'Great Songs' is an attempt by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti to render these great lyrics in simple English. Composed in verse form by Dr Borkakoti, this English translation gives the readers across the world a glimpse into the philosophy of Srimanta Sankaradeva. This English edition of Bargît was first published by ‘Society for Srimanta Sankara