[Assam] Dance like a Sattriya woman

[Ganesh Bora]

Dear Ms. Ruchira Hoon,

It seems you are a regular writer for "Art and Culture" section of 
Hindustantimes. In your recent article "Dance like a Sattriya woman" you have 
written "............. Menaka has used her talent to focus on Sattriya, a tribal 
dance form from Assam that has now been elevated to the status of a classical  
dance." Satriya is not a tribal dance. From where did you get this information? 
If you would have done your home work before writing this article, you would 
have known the fact that Assamese cultural and social reformer Srimanta 
Sankardeva created this dance form and now prevalent and trained in 'Satras 
(Vaishnavaite monestry). Even if you did not care to do your home work, you 
could have asked Menaka P P Bora about this dance form!

Ms. Hoon, please use your talent to disseminate correct information through 
media. I think, you are wise enough to take your next step regarding this 
article 
(http://www.hindustantimes.com/Dance-like-a-Sattriya-woman/Article1-583325.aspx).


Your sincerely

Ganesh Bora
Fargo, North Dakota, USA