15 Facts About Ghanakanta Bora

Ghanakanta Bora has won the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001.

At the age of six, the child Ghanakanta Bora started receiving training in Sattriya dance and music from the great exponent of the Vaishnavite tradition, Late Maniram Dutta Muktiyar Barbayan.

Shri Ghanakanta Bora completed his training with distinction at an early age and was elevated as Barbayan at a young age.

Ghanakanta Bora's career began at the Sattra itself when he was selected as an "Adhyapak" to coach and train the young pupils in the sattra.

Ghanakanta Bora returned to Guwahati in 1975 and joined as a teacher of Sattriya dance when the Sangeet Sattra was established in Guwahati.

Related searches

In 1980 Shri Ghanakanta Bora joined the State Music College, Assam as a teacher of Sattriya Dance and currently is settled in Guwahati.

Shri Ghanakanta Bora has established over 25 schools for training on Sattriya all over Assam.

Shri Ghanakanta Bora has performed extensively on various musical platforms, and festivals throughout the country.

Shri Ghanakanta Bora recently performed Sattriya Dance and played the Khol in 'Bharat Mahatsova' held in South East Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.

Shri Ghanakanta Bora has authored two books on Sattriya Dance: Mati Akhora and Khol Sikhsa.

Ghanakanta Bora is currently the Head of the Department of Sattriya Music and Dance of the Government State College of Music, Assam.

Shri Ghanakanta Bora is associated with a national level Sangeet Natak Akademi project called "Onkia Bhaauna – RaamBijoy Naat" in Brojavoli dialect.

Ghanakanta Bora has been awarded the Padma Shri in 2013 by the Government of India in recognition of his distinguished contribution to Sattriya Dance.

Ghanakanta Bora is the Honorary Director of Maniram Dutta Muktiyar Sattriya Kala Kendra, Guwahati.

Shri Ghanakanta Bora is a trustee of Srimanta Foundation for Culture and Society, Guwahati.