Silpi Unmesh: A review

Silpi Unmesh or ‘Rise of an artiste’ is the autobiography of Assamese traditional drama (Bhaona) artiste Arup Saikia. The experiences the writer has gained internationally during his voyage from the native river Jia Bhoroli (currently called water stream) to the Euro-Russian river Volga via many countries are expressed in words through ‘Silpi Unmesh’. It's noteworthy that the birthplace of said artiste, Arup Saikia, is near the river Jia Bhoroli. The cultural journey from the Bhoroli to the Volga is a true depiction of artist Arup Saikia's assimilation and the broader acceptability of fraternity across the globe. The language, community, or nationality never matter here at all. The friction and agony an artist always faces is the formative basis of this autobiography. This happens during the preaching of the revolutionary artistic genre.

Intuitive reality: A genuine artiste is one who understands the newly sprouted feelings in people's minds in addition to the prevailing trends of society. The artiste is a real human being, one who properly cares for people's outlook. This vision of the writer is conspicuously stated in ‘Silpi Unmesh’ . Moreover, the writer is easily able to feel the motion of time and take everything as inevitable. Therefore, the obstacle to novelty in creation is a common phenomenon in society. To fathom or express the cardiac vibration of the new generation, performers have to walk on thorns. Artiste Arup Saikia is a performer of this kind. His journey is not a cakewalk. Arup Saikia, on the other hand, clearly grasps the degradation or numbness of society. This is caused by a narrow outlook and the wrong meaning of orthodoxy. But the author felt a fiery impulse to write an autobiography. This is for widespread mixed reactions while adorning the Assamese traditional drama Bhaona’ in new linguistic attire (English).

Vision: Arup Saikia is genuinely an artiste of difference. Basically, in the beginning of acting in rural areas, Saikia tried to bring modernity and a change of style, ignoring the usual accepted trend of traditional bhaona. Bhaona is an art, although it was created religiously. Change is inevitable. Transformation begets beauty and elegance, which eventually sustain a legacy. Arup Saikia's contribution to the cultural transition of Bhaona travelled everywhere. The author here presents a connecting link among all the major countries or races of the world.

The book is worth the reader's time. No unnecessary description is included. There is a frequent undertone of dramatic-poetic monologue. The musical garland of words differentiates the autobiography from the usual one. The series of pamphlets in the book that the readers will go through raises a sense of intellectual independence in the name of culture among them. The visiting places are described in a lovely outline. The type of writing that stimulates intellect with brilliance and flashes of wit Rather than simply performing a show, the author-artist focuses on the comparative study of culture from the indigenous river Bhoroli to the Volga. Extensive research has been done on alien cultures. It's especially important to know through autobiography whether any particular event owes to our country or has the influence to change the stream, and vice versa.

Mission: The narrative of the book is a kind of self-investigation. Author Arup Saikia asked and replied to himself about the fruit of the mission. Why is it necessary to swim in the opposite direction? Arup Saikia says, "Art is a tree in a porous cage where air can flow uninterruptedly without shaking the roots."

Once in a chapter, social worker Hemalata Saikia said to the author, “Conflict always increases the circumference. You cross its local boundaries and embrace more avenues.” The author finally says that cultural integration is an unending process. It will continue until a civilized race or country exists. The more we exchange, the more we attain wider acceptability. Protest is another name for recognition. It's published by Gunjan Kakoty. The readers will test their mass-motivated artistic zeal while reading this book.

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