AHSEC HS 2nd Year Syllabus 2026 Sattriya Dance

Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC)

2nd Year Syllabus

SATTRIYA DANCE
SYLLABUS FOR HIGHER SECONDARY COURSE
Objectives:

 To acquire knowledge of cultural heritage of Assam with special reference to Sattriya
Dance-a major component of Assamese culture.
 To take interest and develop proper attitude towards study of Sattriya Dance which,
Inter-alia, would provide Job opportunity to the learner practitioner.
 To provide facility for those students who might not opt for other general or
vocational subjects.
 To acquire proficiency in this lesser known art form of Assam with a view to providing
facility for broader exposure of Sattriya Dance.
 To attract the younger generation to keep themselves engaged in the pursuit of finer
art forms like Dance and music so as to avert their attention from being a strayed in
the social set up.
 To introduce as one of the subjects to serve the purpose of extracurricular activities.

One Paper Time : Three Hours Total Marks : 100
Unitwise Distribution of Marks and Periods : (Theory)
Unit No. Title Marks Periods

Unit-1 Tradition of dances in Assam
Origin and development of Sattriya Dance 6 3
Unit-2 Life and contribution of Sankardeva and
Madhavdeva to the Society and Culture of Assam. 5 3
Unit-3 Cncept of Nritta, Nritya, Natya, Anga, Pratyanga,
Upanga, Hasta, Taal, Laya, Gaaman, Ghat,
Bhangima, Chok and Matiakhara. 10 9
Unit-4 Introduction to the following: Natya-Sastra,
Abhinaya-darpana, Sangit ratnakara and
Hastamuktawali. 4 6
Unit-5 Bhatkhande notation syatem for writing of
the following taals.
Thukoni-taal, Suta-taal, Ek-taal, Dharamjauti-taal 5 9
and Chutkala taal.
Total 30 30

Unitwise Distribution of Course contents :

Unit-1: Dance tradition of Assam will mean different forms of Dances like:
Oja-pali Devadasi or Nati. Putala nac and some major folk dances of Assam. These are
to be studied from the historical point of view only. The origin at Sattriya Dance will
include the knowledge of its originator i.e. Mahapursa Sankardeva, his first show
“Chihna-yatra” and his other dramatic works as a seed-bed of Sattriya Dance.

In the part of the development of Sattriya Dance, following topics are to be studied:

(a) Dances of Angkiya-bhaona.
(b) Independent dance number introduced by Madhavadeva and other Gurus, number
of different dance forms under different independent Sattriya Dances introduced
by Sri Madhabdeva and subsequent Gurus.
(c) Contribution of Satras towards its efflorescence of Fine Arts.
(d) Justification of the name “Sattriya Dance”
(e) Introduction of new repertoire is to be given.

Unit-2: Prime importance should be on the life sketch of Sankardeva as fountain head of
Sattriya Dance, his Dramatic writings, his compositions including Borgeets and plays,
his other activities for Socio-Cultural upliftment in the context of forming greater
Assamese society.
Madhavadeva as a chief apostle of Sankardeva play wright, poet, composter, lyricist
and initiator of independent dance number.

Unit-3: Definition with proper example is essential.

Unit-4: Name of author, period of composition and major topics dealt in these works.

Unit-5: Competency in Bhatkhande system of writings of the given taals.

SYLLABUS FOR SATTRIYA DANCE PRACTICAL
Total Marks : 70
Unitwise Distribution of Marks and Periods :

Unit No. Title Marks
Periods

Unit-1: Mati-akhara 15 15
Unit-2: Dance 40 35
Unit-3: Hasta-karana 5 2
Unit-4: Pada-karana 5 3
Unit-5: Taal 5 5
Total 70 60

Unitwise Distribution of Course contents:

Marks Periods

Unit No. Mati-akhara : 15 15

Kacha-bandha কাছ-বান্ধ
Kacha-bandh-di-khacaka কাছ-বান্ধ-দি-খছকা
Ora (purus-ora and prakriti-ora) ওৰা (পুৰুষ-ওৰা আৰু প্ৰকৃদি-ওৰা)
Har-bhanga হাড়-ভঙ্গা
Pacala-tola পছলা-তিালা
Pani-hicha পানী-দ িঁচা
Hat-salowa হাি- ললাৱা
Hat-pakowa হাি-পলকাৱা
Pada-calana পি-চালনা
Citika দছটিকা
Chata (ora-baha-,kati-, utha-samukhalai) ছিা (ওৰা-বহা,
কাটি, উঠা, ন্মুখলল)Jalak জলক
Muruka (Thiya, baha) মুৰুকা (দিয়, বহা)
Pak (purus, prakriti, sari, akal, tukura, pithi) পাক
(পুৰুষ, প্ৰকৃদি, শাৰী, আকল, িুকুৰা, দপটঠ)
Bagh-jap বাঘ-জাপ
Gerowa-chowa তেৰুৱা-তচাৱা
Athuwa আিঁঠুৱা
Chatrawali চত্ৰাৱলী
Sinha-jalak দ িংহ-জলক
Hat-bhari-calana হাি-ভদৰ-চালনা
Lan (athu-thiya, kati, udha) লন্ (আিঁঠু, দিয় কাটি, উধা)
Buku-chowa বুকু-চুৱা
Unit-2: Dance: 40 35
Krishna-nac(Lawanucuri) কৃষ্ণ নাচ (লৱনুচুৰী)
Gosai-nac তো ািঁই নাচ
Gopi-nac তোপী নাচ
Jhumura-nac (Ram-dani and gitar nac) ঝুমুৰা নাচ
(ৰাম-িানী আৰু েীিৰ নাচ)
Nadu-bhangi (Ram-dani) নািু-ভঙ্গী (ৰাম-িানী)
Unit-3 Hasta-karana: 5 2
Avestita Udvestita, Vyavartita and Parivartita

Unit-4 Pada-karana : পিকৰণ 5 3
Sama,Ancita, Kuncita, Agratala-sancara, Udghatita
ম, অঞ্চিিা, কৃঞ্চষ্ণিা, অগ্ৰিল- িাৰ, উিঘটিিা
Unit-5: Tall:
Thukani, Cuta, Ek, Dharamjyoti
ঠুকদন, চুিী, এক, ধৰমযদি

REFERENCE BOOK
1. Tradition and Style, Maheswar Neog
2. Sattriya Nritya Aru Sattriya Nrityar Taal: Maheswar Neog and Keshab
Changkakati
3. Guru –carit-katha (Adi-bhag) : Keshavananda Deva Goswami.
4. Sattriya Nrityar-Abhas : Ghanakanta Borah
5. Sattriya Nrityar Katha : Dr. Jagannath Mahanta.
Edited by Pradip Jyoti Mahanta.
6. Sattriya Nrityar Prarambhik Gyan : Jatin Goswami.
7. Satriya Nrityar Rup Darsan : Karuna Bora
8. Sattriya Nrityar Hasta : Dr. Jagannath Mahanta.
9. Khol Bigyan : Dilip Ranjan Borthakur

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