This paper is published in Volume-4, Issue-4, 2018
Area
Communication And Cultural Convergence
Author
Shiromoni Bhuyan
Org/Univ
Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India
Pub. Date
17 August, 2018
Paper ID
V4I4-1481
Publisher
Keywords
Ojapali, Ankiya play, Quasi dramatic, Puppetry, Dhulia, Bhaona

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Shiromoni Bhuyan. Ankiya Nat and Bhaona– An alternative media approach and its convergence with Ojapali, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Shiromoni Bhuyan (2018). Ankiya Nat and Bhaona– An alternative media approach and its convergence with Ojapali. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 4(4) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Shiromoni Bhuyan. "Ankiya Nat and Bhaona– An alternative media approach and its convergence with Ojapali." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 4.4 (2018). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Sankaradeva, the maestro behind Cultural Revolution in the 14th century and Neo Vaishnavite faith Propagation in Assam in accordance to the upliftment of spirituality and cultured livings. The cultural Communication Part of Sankaradeva is a treasure of resourceful elements and the milepost of Assamese Cultural Revolution which is well recognized with his contribution through Song, drama, dances and other literary items. The Plays written by Sankaradeva is known as Ankiya Nat and the entire drama genre is known as Bhaona. Apart from different cultural and literary contribution of Sankardeva, the drama part is taken here to a research approach to finding out its cultural values and its elements of Communication in convergence to the Ojapali folk of Assam, India. Sankaradeva is formally recognized as the beginner of Assamese play writer and performer in the full-fledged dramatic form. But before him, a different folk performance like Ojapali, Puppetry, Dhulia, Pachauri, Kushan Gaan was practiced in many regions of the present day Assam. These folk forms are the important medium of storytelling during that time. Many critiques mentioned these folk forms as Quasi-dramatic performing arts. From this age of quasi-dramatic performing arts, Sankaradeva turned up to a fully fledged drama genre with extraordinary communication method which was used for promotion of cultural and religious messages. Such an approach is an alternative media approach in the present time because it works beyond the modern mass media. The Ankiya Plays and the Bhaona grow up with special stylistics of presentation and storytelling however it has a good reflection of the Ojapali in terms of the storytelling method. Such resemblance is studied herewith to get a convergence model of the age-old drama genre Bhaona and the Ojapali.