CONTENTS: Preface, 1. Thought of the Writer: (Artistic Sense Born out of Independence can only Secure Cultural Rights), 2. Sankardeva and Assamese Nationalism, 3. Bhaona: Origin and Development, 4. Ankiya Bhaona & Pan-Bharat Assamese Tradition, 5. Bhaona-A Critical Review, 6. English Bhaona: New Mission of Assamese Culture, 7. Sankardeva and His Legacy, 8. Experimentation with Sankari Culture, 9. Ankiya Bhaona: On the Bank of Volga, 10. Bhaona Dramas of Madhavdeva, 11. Satra, Namghar, Formation and Function, 12. General Perspective of Namghar, 13. Detailed Parts of Namghar in Brief, 14. Dhaona in UAE, 15. Bhaona: Architectural Aspects and Rules of Stage, 16. Mask: Aesthetic Journey of Drama, 17. Musical Beauty of Ankiya Bhaona, 18. Sankari Dance and Tradition, 19. Musical Instruments of Ankiya Bhaona, 20. Formation of Assam and Assamese People (The Vaishnavite movement is the second golden age of Assam), 21. Medieval Economic Renaissance of Assam (Emergence of Satra Economy), 22. Assamese community and Pan-Bharat assimilation (Aryanized Platform of Sankardeva's Bhakti Movement), 23. Bihu: Origin, Religion and Trasition (Changes under the Influence of Sankardeva & Bhakti Movement), 24. Assamese Romanticism and need for Scientific Literature (Is Keli Gopala Romantic Literature?), 25. Bagh Bheta: A Thrilling Extinet Culture of Assam, 26. Imaginary Sankardeva and Assam after 500 Years, Bibliography, Glossary, Index.