Workshop on Assam's Sattriya dance at Siliguri

A fortnight long workshop on Assam's classical dance form Sattriya is underway at Siliguri in North Bengal under the initiative of Byatikram Mass Awareness and Social Development Organisation (Byatikram MASDO) and Sattriya Kendra of Sangeet Natak Akademi.
The workshop is being conducted by Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Guru Manik Bora Borbayan and his two associates to 41 participants at the Darjeeling Public School auditorium till June 20, Byatikram MASDO president Saumen Bharatiya told the media here today.
"Sattriya, inspite of being one of the classical dance forms of India, is little known outside Assam. Our efforts are to popularise Sattriya Dance in the entire country. The workshop has been organised for this very reason", Bharatiya said.

"Recently we conducted a Sattriya Dance workshop in the Barak Valley in the state. We want to take Sattriya Dance to the masses outside Assam", he said.
The workshop's Instructor Guru Mabnik Bora Borbayan said, "Sattriya has created great interest among the children of North Bengal. A lot of other people also wanted to participate in the workshop. So it is evident that the people have embraced Sattriya Dance".