Government of Indiaনিমাই সন্ন্যাস/Nimai Sannyas
Editor: Barman, Tapan Roy
Keywords: Bengali folk drama
Indians--Religion and mythology
Indic religious drama
Publisher: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata
Description: This video is a presentation on the cultural and religious impact of the 16th century Bhakti saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on the socio-cultural and religious history of Bengal. The film looks at the transformation of Chaitanya from Nimai (born under a neem tree) to Mahaprabhu through a play performed by Nabodaya Opera in West Nalchar, a small village in Tripura. In this village which is inhabited by the Bengali community in large numbers, the Chaintanya Mahaprabhu play, Nimai Sanyas is enacted with great passion. The villagers assemble in great numbers in a small courtyard to watch the play. The actors and musicians all belong to the local community and put up the night-long play with great enthusiasm. The villagers are mostly from the poor artisanal or labour class and for them it is not simply a matter of watching a play, for them the experience is in itself deeply spiritual.
Source: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre
Type: Documentary Films
Received From: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.editor | Barman, Tapan Roy |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-03T19:39:03Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-03T19:39:03Z |
| dc.description | This video is a presentation on the cultural and religious impact of the 16th century Bhakti saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on the socio-cultural and religious history of Bengal. The film looks at the transformation of Chaitanya from Nimai (born under a neem tree) to Mahaprabhu through a play performed by Nabodaya Opera in West Nalchar, a small village in Tripura. In this village which is inhabited by the Bengali community in large numbers, the Chaintanya Mahaprabhu play, Nimai Sanyas is enacted with great passion. The villagers assemble in great numbers in a small courtyard to watch the play. The actors and musicians all belong to the local community and put up the night-long play with great enthusiasm. The villagers are mostly from the poor artisanal or labour class and for them it is not simply a matter of watching a play, for them the experience is in itself deeply spiritual. |
| dc.source | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre |
| dc.format.mimetype | text/html |
| dc.language.iso | bnen |
| dc.publisher | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata |
| dc.subject | Bengali folk drama Indians--Religion and mythology Indic religious drama |
| dc.type | Documentary Films |
| dc.format.medium | video |
| dc.format.duration | 1:16:35 |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.editor | Barman, Tapan Roy |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-03T19:39:03Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-03T19:39:03Z |
| dc.description | This video is a presentation on the cultural and religious impact of the 16th century Bhakti saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on the socio-cultural and religious history of Bengal. The film looks at the transformation of Chaitanya from Nimai (born under a neem tree) to Mahaprabhu through a play performed by Nabodaya Opera in West Nalchar, a small village in Tripura. In this village which is inhabited by the Bengali community in large numbers, the Chaintanya Mahaprabhu play, Nimai Sanyas is enacted with great passion. The villagers assemble in great numbers in a small courtyard to watch the play. The actors and musicians all belong to the local community and put up the night-long play with great enthusiasm. The villagers are mostly from the poor artisanal or labour class and for them it is not simply a matter of watching a play, for them the experience is in itself deeply spiritual. |
| dc.source | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre |
| dc.format.mimetype | text/html |
| dc.language.iso | bnen |
| dc.publisher | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata |
| dc.subject | Bengali folk drama Indians--Religion and mythology Indic religious drama |
| dc.type | Documentary Films |
| dc.format.medium | video |
| dc.format.duration | 1:16:35 |
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