Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti

A special event of 2021 was my online lecture at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. It was held on 28th September 2021. Preparation for it was started from six months earlier. Title of my lecture was “Srimanta Sankaradeva, the Polymath from India.” It was organised by the South Asian Studies Program (SASP) at Rutgers University and was co-sponsored by the Naamghar Association of America (NAAM). Dr. Julia Stephens, Interim Director of SASP welcomed me and the audience at the outset. Dr. Sanjib Bhuyan, an Executive Committee member of SASP and a faculty member at Rutgers University gave a brief introduction about me.  I began my lecture with an idea about the social reform brought about by Srimanta Sankardeva. I elaborated how the caste differences and class differences were done away with by the saint. I highlighted the educational activities, especially the works in the area of adult education and non-formal education. I spoke about the thrust given by the saint on education of w...

My new  book 'Srimanta Sankaradeva in All-India Perspective' has hit the stand. Published by Authorspress, New Delhi, it dwells on the impact of Srimanta Sankaradeva all over India . 'Srimanta Sankaradeva in All-India Perspective' is an inter-disciplinary research work, which explores the multi-dimensional interactions of Srimanta Sankaradeva (1449-1568 AD) with the cultural and religious systems in the Indian sub-continent and also evaluates the same from a comparative approach. It brings out the pioneering role played by the saint in areas of social engineering, culture and philosophy in the medieval Bhâratvarsha. The Eka Sarana Nâma Dharma, preached by Srimanta Sankaradeva was accepted in many places of Bhâratavarsha. Even Sant Kabir declared him as God. Guru Nanak was greatly influenced by him. The book can be procured online at https://www.amazon.in/dp/B09FGVXDFH?ref=myi_title_dp

 A new book ' Essays on Srimanta Sankaradeva' was published in January, 2021. A review of the book was published by a portal krctimes. The link is https://www.krctimes.com/analysis/book-review-essays-on-srimanta-sankaradeva/ Another review published in Indian Express is https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/book-highlights-legacy-of-assamese-polymath-sankaradeva-7304567/ The cover of the book Another review of the book was published by a portal indiaeducationdiary. The link is https://indiaeducationdiary.in/dr-sanjib-kumar-borkakotis-new-book-highlights-srimanta-sankaradevas-contributions/ The book contains fourteen chapters. These are 1. Promoting Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Legacy  2. Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Birth Place  3. Aharya of Ankiya Bhaona  4. Special Features of Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Institution and Practices  5. Mahapurusha Madhavadeva’s Multi-faceted Contributions  6. Aesthetics of Srimanta Sankaradeva  7. Srimanta Sankaradeva:...

My books are preserved in the following 44 reputed libraries of Germany, Turkey, Nigeria, Ecuador, UK, South Africa, Canada and USA. This is for information of my friends in those countries so that they can access the books. The names of the universities are hyperlinked and will take to the library website with details of my book therein. Germany : Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität Universitätsbibliothek Marburg Turkey : Yildirim Beyazit University  (Link currently not working) Nigeria : American University of Nigeria Ecuador : Universidad de las Americas UK : The British Library, St. Pancras University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies University of Oxford University of Cambridge South Africa : University of the Free State - Main Library Canada : University of Calgary Library University of British Columbia Library University of Toronto Robarts Library McMaster University University o...

এক মে' তাৰিখে ইণ্টাৰনেট চাই থাকোঁতে হঠাৎ হার্ভার্ড বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ৰ পাঠ্যক্ৰম ৰ উল্লেখন থকা কউর্চহিৰো ডট কম নামৰ এটা ৱেবচাইটত মোৰ নাম দেখিলোঁ। ৱেবচাইটটো খুলি দেখোঁ যে মোৰ এটা প্রবন্ধ তাত আছে। শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰদেৱ-বিষয়ক মোৰ প্রবন্ধ 'ইউনিক্ ফিচাৰচ্ অৱ শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰদেৱজ্ ৰিলিজিয়াচ্ ফিলচফি'। কউর্চহিৰো ডট কম ৱেবচাইট টো ত হার্ভার্ড বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ৰ এক পাঠ্যক্ৰমত সেইটো অন্তর্ভুক্ত কৰা আছে । মনটো আনন্দত ভৰি গ'ল। মোৰ ফে'চবুকৰ একাউন্টত সেই বাতৰিটো দিলো। বহুতো লোকে প্রশংসা কৰি মন্তব্য দিলে। পিছদিনা পুৱাই কাটাৰত থকা প্রেমানন্দ গোস্বামীয়ে ফ'ন কৰি আনন্দ প্ৰকাশ কৰিলে। অলপ সময় পিছত বিশিষ্ট গায়ক, অনুবাদক ৰঞ্জন বেজবৰুৱাই ফ'ন কৰি মোক সুধিলে যে কোনো বাতৰি কাকত বা চেনেলক মই জনাইছোঁ নে নাই। মই যেতিয়া কলোঁ যে কাকো কোৱা নাই, তেতিয়া তেওঁ নিজে কেইবাজনো সংবাদসেৱীক খবৰটো দি বাতৰি কাকতত প্ৰকাশ কৰিবলৈ অনুৰোধ কৰিলে। মোৰ প্রবন্ধটোত নিজা অধ্যয়ন আৰু উপলব্ধিৰে কৈছিলোঁ যে শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰদেৱৰ দৰ্শনত জীৱৰ আত্মিক উত্তৰণ ঘটোৱাৰ পথ দেখুওৱা হৈছে। ভক্তি আৰু জ্ঞান মাৰ্গ দুইৰ সমন্বয় ইয়াত ঘটিছে।...

It is my habit to occasionally check the net for posts about myself. I do this to find out who all are discussing my articles/books or which universities have collected my books for their  libraries . While I was doing it in the afternoon of 1st May, I was pleasantly surprised to see my name in a link of  Harvard University courses. It was in a tutorial website of USA which ran online tuition for different institutions.   Link of Harvard University Course When I opened the site I saw  that Harvard University had included my article on Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Religious Philosophy in their course material for the course RELIGION S-1010 run by the Department of Religion.  The title of the article was " Unique Features of Srimanta Sankaradeva’s Religious Philosophy  ‘ Vivartanavâd a ’:  [Comparison with other Sanâtana Hindu Philosophies]" . It was  uploaded in the facebook gr oup Followers of Srimanta Sankaradeva as a file on 23rd June, 2011. I...

My new book 'Essays on Spiritualism' is English translation of the famous spiritual treatise 'Tattvakatha' originally authored in Assamese by the doyen of Assamese literature Lakshminath Bezbarooa. It is published by Vicky Publishers, Guwahati.  Prof Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assa m released the book on 22nd January, 2020 at Raj Bhavan, Guwahati in  presence of Dr Saumen Bharatiya, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Dr Mallika Kandali etc .   The chapters in this book are : religion and concept of God, concept of attributeful and attributeless religion, concept of lord Krishna, concept of stealing clothes, concept of Rasa sport, concept of the Vedas, concept of Geeta, concept of Bhagavata, concept of Kirttana and Ghosha, concept of devotion, concept of Nama Dharma, essay on spiritualism, Brahma and Bhagavanta. Thus it can be seen that the author presents the entire spectrum of devotional approach in the Sanatana religion in the book. But everywhere he highlights the...