t’s a book about the deeply rooted history of Assam in all aspects. This book primarily, in many chapters, focuses on Bhaona, Assamese culture, and Sankardeva. Bhaona, or Ankiya Bhaona, is one of the prominent unifying festivals of Assam.
On the other hand, Saint Sankardeva is the creator of Ankiya Bhaona. The ingredients of Bhaona were taken from pre-existing resources in Assam and India. So, the research and discourse on Bhaona propound many important reality or study worthy facts about Assam and Assamese polymath, Sankardeva, in Indian cultural history.
It’s not a simple history of chronological events. We better call it investigative journalism with an inventory outlook. The author of the book, Arup Saikia, projects Mahapurush Sankardeva as a social scientist.
Religion is just a part of his multifaceted personality. Moreover, as a full-fledged drama, Bhaona has music, dance, an orchestra, makeup, costumes, stages, and some other paraphernalia that are directly related to it. The origin and creation of the above-mentioned features of Bhaona are elaborately discussed in the book.
To some extent, this book, , is about the practical experience of the writer Arup Saikia. The writer travelled extensively and visited many countries for cultural erformances. The worthy experiences gained through interaction with various people are put into writing.
This is the main resourceful foundation of the book— . This is a kind of comparative study of Assam and Assamese culture writte.
