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Sattriya dance and music form of Assam is not on the verge of extinction. Sangeet Akademi under the Ministry of Culture has launched a special project of support to Sattriya Dance and All Traditions since 2002 which provides for i) annual festival of Sattriya in Assam (ii) training programme of Sattriya dance and music under eminent gurus (iii) funding of select Sattras in Assam (iv) sponsoring of Sattriya artistes outside Assam and (v) support for research, documentation and publication etc.
This information was given by Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Culture, Shri S. Jaipal Reddy in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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