Ankia Naat: Folk dance of Assam - Art & Culture

Q.  Ankia Naat is folk dance of
- Published on 01 Aug 15

a. Odisha
b. Meghalaya
c. Sikkim
d. Assam

ANSWER: Assam
 
Ankia Naats are a class of one act plays performed in Assam, India.The invention of the Ankia Naat is usually attributed to the medieval saint and social reformer Srimanta Sankardeva. These plays were written in an artificialAssamese-Maithili mixed language called Brajavali and are primarily centered on Krishna. A particular presentation of an Ankia Naat is called a Bhaona. The plays are usually combine live instruments and singers, dance and elaborate costumes in production.

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