Webinar held on Borgeet as a form of classical music

GUWAHATI: As part of the international webinar series on different facets of Sankaradeva Studies, the 9th webinar was held on Sunday under the aegis of the Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva in association with Naamghar Association of America and Delphic Council of North East India.

Dr Pabitrapran Goswami, eminent traditional Borgeet performer and researcher was the resource person, stated a press release. He delivered a lecture on 'Borgeet as a form of classical music'. The webinar was moderated by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti, author and scholar of Sankari culture.

Dr Pabitrapran Goswami said in his lecture that by Borgeet we should refer not merely to a bunch of songs but to the special trend of Indian classical music that Sankaradeva-Madhavadeva consciously tried to popularize through all of their lyrical compositions, including the songs of their dramatic works called Ankiya plays too, set in similar raga and sung with the accompaniment of similar tala. The musical trend that Borgeet reflects is the trend of Prabandha Gan of ancient India. The traditional prasangiya style of Borgeet performance exhibits all the characteristics of a Prabandha Gan as described in the treatise 'Sangit Ratnakar' by Sarangadeva.

Several scholars and eminent persons, including Dr Ratul Chandra Bora, former Registrar of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya, Dr Binoy Bordoloi, Chairman of Naamghar Association of America, Dilip Changkakoty, Coordinator of ICOMOS North East Zone, musician Pranab Goswami, musician Madhab Krishna Das, musician Rupam Jyoti Bora, career guide Dr Buljit Buragohain etc., attended the webinar. All of them stressed the fact that the classical features of Borgeet could be seen in the Prasangiya style only and hence this form of performing Borgeet must be popularized.

Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti in his comments said that the creations of Srimanta Sankaradeva and Madhavadeva were treasures of entire India as they had revived the Vedic music. He said that Borgeet deserved to be declared as a world heritage by UNESCO, because of its unique features.

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