Assam’s folk theatre ‘Bhaona’ – Current Affairs – Diligent IAS

BHAONA   Three friends from Sonitpur district in Assam performed an English Bhaona in Abu Dhabi. It is for the first time that Bhaona would be presented in English for an international audience. ‘Ravan Badha’ Bhaona is a 500-year-old traditional Assamese art form propagated by Vaishnavite saint and reformer, Srimanta Sankardeva.   Bhaona Bhaona, a mythology-based theatrical performance, is a traditional form of entertainment, with religious messages, prevalent in Assam, India. It is a creation…

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