Echoes of My Mind

COMMENTS FROM THE ART CONNOISSEURS : MOMENTS OF INSPIRATION · “….spontaneous portrayal of tradition….” The ‘Amar Asom’, Guwahati · “….scintillating presentation with chiseled body movements and rare sense of rhythm and space….” The Assam Tribune, Guwahati · “….with her rich and sculpturesque footwork, Anwesa widened the vast possibilities of Sattriya Dance in terms of talasrayi and abhinaya compositions….” The Telegraph · “….a rare moment of joyful experience….” The ‘Goriyosi’ · “….with her light footed grace, animated face and eyes Anwesa Mahanta made a lively dancer….” The Hindu · “….Anwesa rendered the passage from Rukmini Haran with unsurpassed intensity of inner involvement….” The Hindu · “….An accomplished dancer, her excellent abhinaya and controlled nritya made her recital very special, particularly for one who was not yet twenty….There is clarity in her movement which is well-defined, stylized and elegant. There is sophistry not only in her nritta but also in her abhinaya. If

Performing Traditions of Assam and The Role of Sattras Anwesa Mahanta Assam, often described as a paradise for linguists and anthropologists, is a land replete with richness of ethnic diversity, as well as racial, socio-economic, religious, and artistic manifestations. With its proverbial plurality at all levels of human existence, this land, situated in the northeastern part of India, has contributed immensely towards the treasure and panoramic beauty of Indian Arts. Ranging from literary, plastic as well as performing, the heritage of Arts in Assam taking both synchronic and diachronic views encompasses an amorphous structure of cultural scenario. And hence a conceptual model to perceive and encapsulate these manifold realities of human aesthetic response becomes difficult. Transcending temporal conditions, several art forms have survived and continue to influence human existence in a socio-cultural atmosphere. Assam, being a land of diverse cultures comprising both tribal and non tr