User talk:Sattriyaculture/sandbox/Haricharan Bhuyan Borbayan

Adhyapak Haricharan Bhuyan Borbayan is a reputed dancer, percussionist, actor, brilliant choreographer and an inspiring teacher of Sattriya tradition of Assam. He has been mesmerizing the art connoisseurs in several national and international festivals in India as well as abroad since the start of his artistic career in 1985.

Known for his command over the pure dance numbers of Sattriya dance and in Ankiya Bhaona, Haricharan’s charismatic personality and contribution in the field of Sattriya tradition attained him a niche in the arena of Indian Culture.

Early Life
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Haricharan was born to Late Bhubon Bhuyan and Late Purneswari Bhuyan in Dhunaguri Gaon of North Lakhimpur district in 1963. He was named as Rohit by his parents. Due to floods and erosion of Suvansiri river, his ancestral village was washed away and his family shifted and settled in Jaypur village of Lakhimpur district.

At the age of 5 years, young Rohit was inducted to Borboha of Natun Kamalabari Sattra situated in Majuli, Assam by his maternal grandfather Rupram Burhabhakat. As per the traditions and the customs of the Sattras, Rohit was rechristened as Haricharan where he would spend the rest of his life as a celibate Bhakat for the greater service of the society and propagation of the art and culture.

His teachers of Sattriya dance and music have been [[|Debananda Borbayan, Thageswar Bayan, Santiram Gayan, Moniram Pathok, and Nagen Gayan]