Shankaradeva
1449–1568 · Indian (Assam) · Medieval India
Known for: The poet-saint who brought bhakti to northeast India and lived to 119
Shankaradeva pioneered the Bhakti movement in Assam through devotional art forms — dance-drama (Ankiya Naat), music, and congregational worship.
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