I was never actually fascinated by Sattriya Dance. I had already developed a stereotype that its boring, so I never really tried watching it. I had known about Shrimanta Shankardev, not just because, I am student of Shrimanta Shankar Academy, but also because I  belong to the Satra Nagar i Barpeta in Assam. But enjoying the dance was not my cup of tea. This 13th September, an event was organized on Shankardev. I decided to be there as a responsible native of Assam. As someone who holds deep respect for this multi talented saint of Assam. And being there, I come back with a good taste of Sattriya Dance. I actually loved it. So here I am presenting my first photo blog.  Khols is a traditional Assamese Musical Instrument initiated by Shankardev to accompany his musical Dramas  The Sattriya dance started with a Khol presentation of the Artists  It is accompanied by Taals, another instrument developed by the Mahapurush Synchronizing...

The nation celebrated Teachers Day yet another time today. A day that has been dedicated to teachers in a nation where the tradition of Guru-Sishya is as old as its civilization. 5th September as you all know is the birthday of the second president of the Republic of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , who was a renowned academic philosopher, and it is in his respect that India celebrates ‘Teachers Day ’. Actually India is not the only country that celebrates a day dedicated exclusively to the teachers. In fact, many other countries have been celebrating it long before we did, for example, Albania started the tradition of teacher’s day from March 7, 1887, when the first secular school which taught lessons in Albanian was opened on this day in the small city of Korce . It was in only in 1962, that 5th September was announced as Teachers Day in India. So how do we differentiate the Teacher-Student relationship of India with the others? What we Indians believe is that we are ...