Barpeta
Barpeta is a town in Barpeta district of the state of Assam in India and is district headquarters. The city is located north west of Guwahati and is one of the major cities in Western Assam. It is also called Satra ''Nagari'' (Temple town) of ...
,
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
. As a
Khol
The ''khol'' is a terracotta two-sided drum used in northern and eastern India for accompaniment with devotional music ('' bhakti''). It is also known as a ''mridanga'' (<
Satra (Ekasarana Dharma)
''Satra'' are institutional centers associated with the ''Ekasarana'' tradition of Vaishnavism, largely found in the Indian state of Assam and neighboring regions. Numbering in the hundreds, these centers are generally independent of each ot ...
. Das, who is associated with the
Barpeta Satra
Barpeta Satra is a well-known sattra situated at Barpeta in the Indian state of Assam. It was established by vaishnavite saint Madhabdev in 1505 shakabda (1583 AD). The earlier name of the satra was Barpeta Than.
When Madhabdeva left the Satra, ...
, have been awarded the
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is an annual Indian award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi to outstanding artists under 40 who have demonstrated talent in the fields of music, dance and drama. The award is intended to provide national rec ...
in 2018 for his contribution in the field of traditional music of Assam.
Awards and accolades
Das practised the
Khol
The ''khol'' is a terracotta two-sided drum used in northern and eastern India for accompaniment with devotional music ('' bhakti''). It is also known as a ''mridanga'' (<
Barpeta Satra
Barpeta Satra is a well-known sattra situated at Barpeta in the Indian state of Assam. It was established by vaishnavite saint Madhabdev in 1505 shakabda (1583 AD). The earlier name of the satra was Barpeta Than.
When Madhabdeva left the Satra, ...
, who was conferred the
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...
in 2017. Apart from being an awardee of
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is an annual Indian award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi to outstanding artists under 40 who have demonstrated talent in the fields of music, dance and drama. The award is intended to provide national rec ...
, he is a recipient of the National Young artist Scholarship award, 2014, and Junior Research Fellowship 2017-18 under the Ministry of culture,
Government of India
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. He is also a regular artist of
All India Radio
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, Guwahati. He has performed at the
University of Kelaniya
The University of Kelaniya (UoK; , ) is a public university in Sri Lanka. Just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the city of Kelaniya, the university has two major institutions and seven faculties.
History
The University of Kelaniy ...
, Sri Lanka.
As a musician
In 2014, Das establishes his own training institute of
Khol
The ''khol'' is a terracotta two-sided drum used in northern and eastern India for accompaniment with devotional music ('' bhakti''). It is also known as a ''mridanga'' (<
Barpeta
Barpeta is a town in Barpeta district of the state of Assam in India and is district headquarters. The city is located north west of Guwahati and is one of the major cities in Western Assam. It is also called Satra ''Nagari'' (Temple town) of ...
where more than 200 students, including women from different backgrounds, are taught. He provides free training to students from poor family. He wrote a book titled ''Khol (Part-1),'' where aspects of the instrument are detailed. A research project titled ''Exploration and Documentation of the notation of the ''Khol'' ''Rhythm,'' Traditionally being offered before the alter in Barpeta Satra for the last 432 years'''''' is carried on by him under the ministry of culture,
Government of India
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and
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in English language, English) is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India. It is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Culture (India) ...
.
See also
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Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is an annual Indian award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi to outstanding artists under 40 who have demonstrated talent in the fields of music, dance and drama. The award is intended to provide national rec ...
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Culture of Assam
The culture of Assam is traditionally a hybrid one, developed due to cultural assimilation of different ethno-cultural groups under various political-economic systems in different periods of its History of Assam, history.
Historical perspec ...
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Satra (Ekasarana Dharma)
''Satra'' are institutional centers associated with the ''Ekasarana'' tradition of Vaishnavism, largely found in the Indian state of Assam and neighboring regions. Numbering in the hundreds, these centers are generally independent of each ot ...
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Barpeta Satra
Barpeta Satra is a well-known sattra situated at Barpeta in the Indian state of Assam. It was established by vaishnavite saint Madhabdev in 1505 shakabda (1583 AD). The earlier name of the satra was Barpeta Than.
When Madhabdeva left the Satra, ...
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Khol
The ''khol'' is a terracotta two-sided drum used in northern and eastern India for accompaniment with devotional music ('' bhakti''). It is also known as a ''mridanga'' (<
Sattriya
''Sattriya'', or ''Sattriya Nritya'', is a major Indian classical dance. It was initially created as part of Bhaona which are performances of '' Ankiya Nat'', one-act plays, originally created by Sankardev, a 15th-16th century polymath from ...