Guwahati, Aug 13 : The Assam Chamber of Commerce (ACC) is fighting for the acceptance of Assamese Borgeet' as Indian classical music and has roped in the Sangeet Natak Akademi support to make this dream come true. The ACC is organising of a seven-day long Borgeet workshop in the city from August 22 to August 28 and holding a state-level Borgeet competition at Rabindra Bhawan on September 5 to promote the music.
"People in Guwahati have been considering Borgeet as a folk or traditional form of music whereas the Borgeet experts have always been trying to make people aware of its classical characteristics.
Through this workshop and the competition we are trying to take our first step towards making people more aware about Borgeet," says Rupam Goswami, state convenor, ACC. The team has already begun talks with the Sangeet Natak Akademi on the issue.
"If Sattriya is accepted as a classical dance form, Borgeet, which is a part of the Sattriya culture also needs to be recognized as classical music," said Goswami. Borgeet expert, Krishna Deb Goswami said, "It is very sad that a few artistes are not sticking to the traditional form of Borgeet.
If you ask dedicated singers, a proper Borgeet recital would take more than an hour and riyaaz' for the music takes long hours as well." Krishna also added that Borgeet had different ragas' and dhrupadi' similar to Hindustani classical music.
The team is working on preserving the purity of Borgeet music.
"The workshop is likely to have more than hundred participants and the competition will have participants from all over the state.
We want to encourage the singers and are offering prize money for winners," said Goswami. The first cash prize is worth Rs 31,000, second prize Rs 21,000 and third prize of s 11,000.
The function at Rabindra Bhawan will also include felicitation of Bhupen Hazarika and release of a book on different aspects of Borgeet.
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