5th Dr Minati Hazarika Memorial Annual Lecture

5th Dr Minati Hazarika Memorial Annual Lecture Dr. Rita Moni Baishya, Associate Professor of Hindi, Gauhati University delivered the 5 th Dr Minati Hazarika Memorial Annual Lecture on December 27, 2017 in VKIC’s W.M. Auditorium. She spoke on ‘Assam’s contribution to the Indian Bhakti Movement.’ According to her the Indian Bhakti Movement was a great process that contributed to the religious and spiritual emancipation of a large mass of people. There are many reasons for its emergence and subsequent growth. One of the reasons cited was the threat of Islamic aggression, which was not the main reason. In the literature and philosophy of the movement one can find much more than a mere response to a particular situation. The men behind the movement dwelled in different parts of India, and through their words, gave us Bhakti, philosophy as well as literature. There were many saints and seekers in India of that time among which were Ramananda, Kabir, Chaita...