Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti

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...

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:...