Essay on sankardev

His ‘Bhakti Ratnakar’ is a masterpiece in Sanskrit exposing his wide learning and profound scholarship. His concept of ‘Satra and ‘Nam ghar’ have revolutionised social life in Assam. Sankardeva is also credited to have developed a new type of dance form called ‘Satriya.

After the death of Sankardev, Madhavdev incorporated narrations of his life in prayer services, a practice that was followed by his apostles, and in due course of time a large body of biographical literature arose.

The authorship of the biography credited to Ramcaran Thakur, Daityari Thakur's father, is doubted and it is generally dated to the 17th-century and classed with the late biographies. In general, all biographies consider Sankardev as an incarnation of Vishnu, including that by Daityari Thakur, the earliest.

His concept of ‘Satra and ‘Nam ghar’ have revolutionised social life in Assam. Sankardeva is also credited to have developed a new type of dance form called ‘Satriya. His dramatic works such as, ‘Rukminiharan, ‘Parijat Haran, ‘Kaliyadamana, etc., have raised Assamese literature to great heights.