Sankardev
![Imaginary portrait of Srimanta Sankardev by [[Bishnu Prasad Rabha]]<ref>This portrait, created by [[Bishnu Rabha]] in the 20th-century, is generally accepted as the "official" portrait of Sankardev, whose likeness in pictorial form is not available from any extant form {{cite news |title=Portrait of a poet as an artist |author=A Staff Reporter |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1031014/asp/northeast/story_2457557.asp |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=14 October 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031101083706/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1031014/asp/northeast/story_2457557.asp |access-date=8 May 2013|archive-date=1 November 2003 }}</ref>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Sankaradeva.jpg)
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Srimanta Sankardev (শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰদেৱ; , ; 1449–1568) was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath; a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, dancer, actor, musician, artist social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of Assam[https://www.thetreasurenotes.in/2024/03/the-life-and-legacy-of-srimanta.html ,] India. He is credited with building on past cultural relics and devising new forms of music (Borgeet), theatrical performance (Ankia Naat, Bhaona), dance (Sattriya), literary language (Brajavali). Besides, he has left a literary oeuvre of trans-created scriptures (Bhagavat of Sankardev), poetry and theological works written in Sanskrit, Assamese and Brajavali. The Bhagavatic religious movement he started, Ekasarana Dharma and also called Neo-Vaishnavite movement, influenced two medieval kingdoms – Koch and the Ahom kingdom – and the assembly of devotees he initiated evolved over time into monastic centers called Sattras, which continue to be important socio-religious institutions in Assam and to a lesser extent in North Bengal. Sankardev inspired the Bhakti movement in Assam just as Guru Nanak, Ramananda, Namdev, Kabir, Basava and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu inspired it elsewhere in the Indian subcontinent.His literary and artistic contributions are living traditions in Assam today. The religion he preached is practised by a large population, and Sattras (monasteries) that he and his followers established continue to flourish and sustain his legacy. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1977Gauhati : Dutta Baruah, 1977.1 online resource (v, 23, 39 p.)Center for Research Libraries
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Published 1982Patiala : Publication Bureau, Punjab University, 1982.xiv, 170, 204 p., [2] leaves of plates : facsims. ; 26 cm. -
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Published 1975Prayāga : Hindī Sāhitya Sammelana, 1975.28, 438 p. ; 23 cm. -
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Published 1977[Yorahāṭa?] : Śrīmanta Śaṅkaradewa Saṅgha, 1977.2, 2, 369 p. ; 23 cm.Other Authors: “...Sankaradeva, 1449-1569...”