Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti

Early life I was born at Bongalpukhuri, Na-Ali, Jorhat, Assam, India on 27th May, 1960. My father Harendra Chandra Borkakoti was an engineer, working in the Public Works Department, Assam Government, who expired in 2007. My mother Jyoti Prabha Borkakoti is daughter of Lakshminath Dutta, former Head-master and Principal of Jorhat Government Boys Higher Secondary & Multi-purpose School. I spent my childhood in different places of Assam. I lived with my family at Boko, Mirza, Jalukbari (Guwahati), North Lakhimpur, Laluk, and Dhemaji. I have five siblings, two younger brothers, two elder sisters and a younger sister. All of them are married. My eldest sister Pritam has expired. Education I received first education at home from a tutor named Badan Chandra Talukdar. I studied in several schools. Those were Boko L.P. School, Mirza L.P. School, Gauhati University Model School and Cotton Collegiate Higher Secondary School, Guwahati. I passed high school leaving certificate examinations fr...

The second edition of my English biography 'Mahapurusha  Srimanta Sankaradeva'  has been published by the reputed internationally renowned publisher Motilal Banarasidass Publishing House, New Delhi (established in 1903) under the imprint New Age Publishing. It is available both in hard cover and paperback.  For those who are interested in procuring the book, some links are: https://www.mlbd.in/products/mahapurusha-srimanta-sankaradeva-9789394201866-9394201866-9789394201873-9394201874?fbclid=IwAR3Ga72ihp3ap1_ClGfppEqKZZuFiCULwvMQ8kYMUVj7r5no6JNi7tI5UCc https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31319118521&searchurl=an%3Dsanjib%2Bkumar%2Bborkakoti%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title2&fbclid=IwAR0jQIxF_4wX6cE04LZBdN7YcMIBxNHjBKxtwbaaFo0BtFlUhdxRyUI41VU https://www.ibpbooks.com/mahapurusha-srimanta-sankaradeva/p/57872?fbclid=IwAR341c2YyGl6Cz3sNHXLB9YBuKki3zUbc89xF33DtgyvqJldUctHR40oTwg

The enlarged new edition of "Srimanta Sankaradeva : a multi-faceted genius" has hit the stands. It is published by Authorspress, New Delhi. It has several new additions to the content of the first edition. The content of the books are: 1. Life of Srimanta Sankaradeva 2. Principle of Eka Sarana 3. Bargeet of Srimanta Sankaradeva and Madhavadeva 4. Chihna Yātrā 5. Kirtana Ghoshā 6. Relevance of Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Ideals in Present Times 7. Srimanta Sankaradeva as an Educationist 8. Economic thinking of Srimanta Sankaradeva 9. Genesis of the Classical Dance form Created by Srimanta Sankaradeva 10. Sankari School of Classical Music 11. Religious outlook of Srimanta Sankaradeva 12. Vedic thoughts in Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Writings 13. Symbolism of Srimanta Sankaradeva 14. Madhupur Thān 15. Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva and Guru Nanak: A Comparative Study 16. The Chaturbarna System: perspectives of Srimanta Sankaradeva and Swami Vivekananda 17. Srimanta Sankaradeva and Tr...

The second edition of my English translation of the great scripture Namghosha has been published by the reputed internationally renowned publisher Motilal Banarasidass Publishing House, New Delhi (established in 1903) under the imprint New Age Publishing.  Madhavadeva (1489-1596 AD) was an associate as well as disciple of Srimanta Sankaradeva. He was an erudite scholar. Born at Narayanpur in Assam, Madhavadeva dedicated his whole life to serving his preceptor. He helped Srimanta Sankaradeva to propagate the newly launched Vaishnavite order Eka Sarana Nama Dharma. This order preached devotion to a single God, Lord Krishna. Srimanta Sankaradeva asked Madhavadeva to author a book elucidating the theories of Eka Sarana Nama Dharma, which would also serve as a book of prayer hymns for the devotees. So Madhavadeva authored Namaghosha. His Namaghosha and Bhakti-ratnawali occupy important place in the Eka Sarana Nama Dharma literature along with the Kirtana-ghosha and the Assamese renderin...

Jorhat district committee of Asom Sahitya Sabha selected me for the Dr Ratul Chandra Bora Sankari Sahitya Sanskriti Award 2021. It was arranged by a trust named Dr Ratul Chandra Bora Sankari Sahitya Nyas. They selected me as the first recipient of the newly constituted award. It was declared in a meeting on 21st December, 2021. The date of award ceremony was decided as 23rd January, 2022.

A webinar series on Different facets of Sankaradeva Studies , organized by Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva was started with the maiden lecture programme by Dr Arshiya Sethi, dance scholar and Fulbright fellow from New Delhi on 19th December 2021. She talked on the theme “Going Global: Sankaradeva and the Living Arts of the Sattras.” The programme was moderated by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti, author and scholar of Sankari culture. Dr Arshiya Sethi referred to the recognition of Sattriya dance in national level on 15th November, 2000 and spoke about the challenges coming after that in her lecture. She gave special reference to the devotees residing in the Sattras, the Vaishnav monasteries of Assam. The recognition was accompanied by a change in its practising population, a re-gendering of its performers, a change in its location, from sacred to secular, as well as a change in its agenda and content, she said. Flushed with new patronage since 2000, it has developed along diverted aest...