{"id":2529,"date":"2025-05-03T04:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2025-05-03T04:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:33:29","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-famous-sattriya-dance-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-famous-sattriya-dance-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the famous Sattriya dance, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/inshorts\/sattriya-classical-dance-upsc\/\">Sattriya<\/a>\u00a0is a combination of music, dance and drama.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a centuries-old living tradition of Vaishnavites of Assam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is based on classical Ragas and Talas of devotional songs\u00a0<strong>composed by Tulsidas, Kabir and Mirabai.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sattriya-classical-dance\">Sattriya Classical Dance:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Sattriya Classical Dance form was introduced in the\u00a0<strong>15th century A.D<\/strong>\u00a0by the great\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/growth-of-vaishnava-and-saiva-religions-tamil-bhakit-movement\/\">Vaishnava saint<\/a>\u00a0and reformer of Assam, Mahapurusha Sankaradeva<\/strong>\u00a0as a powerful medium for propagation of the Vaishnava faith.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sattriya\u00a0is a classical dance of India, tracing its roots to ancient drama and music texts of India, particularly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bharata_Muni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bharata Muni<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natya_Shastra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">N\u0101tya \u015a\u0101stra<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>creation of Sattriya Nritya by Sankardeva was an accompaniment to the Ankiya Naat<\/strong>\u00a0(a form of Assamese one-act plays devised by him), which were usually performed in the sattras, as Assam\u2019s monasteries are called.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sattriya-dance--683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Sattriya\u00a0classical dance\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-50393\" style=\"width:465px;height:auto\" title=\"Sattriya Classical Dance 1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sattriya&nbsp;classical dance&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<strong>\u00a0Sangeet Natak Akademi\u00a0<\/strong>recognized\u00a0<strong>Sattriya Nritya<\/strong>\u00a0as an\u00a0<strong>official classical dance\u00a0<\/strong>of India in 2000.\u00a0Sattriyas\u00a0are now performed on world\u2019s stages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"salient-features-of-sattriya-dance\">Salient Features of Sattriya Classical Dance<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dance incorporates different elements from various treatises, local folk dances prevalent in Assam, mainly\u00a0<strong>Ojapali and Devadasi.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conventionally, this dance form was performed only by\u00a0<strong>male monks<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(also known as Bhokots)<\/strong>\u00a0in monasteries as part of their daily rituals or to mark special festivals .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong>modern days, Sattriya is performed on stage by women and men<\/strong>, who are not members of sattras, on themes not merely mythological.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sattriya Nritya is divided into many genres:<\/strong>\u00a0Apsara Nritya, Behar Nritya, Chali Nritya, Dasavatara Nritya, Manchok Nritya, Natua Nritya, Rasa Nritya, Rajaghariya Chali Nritya, Gosai Prabesh, Bar Prabesh, Gopi Prabesh, Jhumura, Nadu Bhangi, and Sutradhara,among others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sattriya Nritya is\u00a0<strong>performed with musical composition called borgeets<\/strong>\u00a0(composed by Sankardeva among others) which are usually based on classical ragas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sattriya dance tradition is governed by\u00a0<strong>strictly laid down principles<\/strong>\u00a0in respect of hastamudras, footworks, aharyas, music etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dance tradition has developed into two distinctly separate streams- the\u00a0<strong>Gayan-Bhayanar Nach and the Kharmanar Nach.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dress is typical of Assam as the silk that are worn are produced in Assam, woven with meticulous designs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sattriya Proponents<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maniram Datta Moktar, Bapuram Bayan Attai, Ghana Kanta Bora, Jatin Goswami, Indira PP Bora etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements above is\/are correct? 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