Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti

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...

The German publishing house   Lambert Academic Publishing   has published my new book on Srimanta Sankaradeva. It is titled   Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Contributions . The ISBN of   Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Contributions   is 978-3-8465-1276-0. The link for online shopping in   amazon.com   is   http://www.amazon.com/Srimanta-Sankaradevas-Contributions-Literature-Structure/dp/3846512761/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1355794194&sr=8-6&keywords=sankaradeva . The articles included in the book   Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Contributions   deal with the multi-faceted contributions of Srimanta Sankaradeva. These have brought out the pioneering role played by the saint in both philosophical as well as socio-cultural arena. The   Eka Sarana Nama Dharma , founded by Srimanta Sankaradeva is unique in the absence of female deity worship, which is found in some degree in all other Hindu orders. Not only that, Srimanta Sankaradeva was a fore...

A new book 'Great Songs' was released on August 26, 2012. I have translated Srimanta Sankaradeva’s unique lyric composition, Bargît in this book. His spiritual lyrics Bargîts were a class in itself. He eulogized the name of God in these lyrics and sang glory of lord Krishna. These were sung as prayer songs and also presented on other occasions. 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 had composed these lyrics in the Brajâwalî form of Assamese language. These lyrics, composed in 15th-16th century, are considered great treasure of Assamese literature. The book was released by Prof K.M. Pathak in presence of Sri Devananda Deva Goswami (Sattradhikar of Narowa Sattra and P...

Natural beauty of  Kaziranga   National  Park as enjoyed from a watch tower in Mihimukh area. I visited the park on April 9, 2012 with family. The entire park was lush green after fresh shower. We saw many wild animals drinking water in the nearby pond.  Migratory birds  were also there.

Article on Vivartanavada, the philosophy of Srimanta Sankaradeva Asomiya Pratidin, 16/2/2014 My article "Srimanta Sankaradeva and the tribes of North East" in Pratibimba, p. 5, Aug 28, 2013 Article on www.sankaradeva.com Niyamiya Barta, 7/2/2012 Article on philosophy of Srimanta Sankaradeva Times of India, 4/5/2000