Yogadrashata- The visionary, a short film on a big personality.

‘Yugadrashta - The Visionary’, directed & written by Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta, is a short feature film based on the true story of the life and times of Pitambar Deva Goswami (1885-1962).Presented in short feature format, the story of Pitambar Deva Goswami is of a real man – a messiah of a very interesting part of history of Assam and India. Dr. Bhupen Hazarika termed his as the Sankaradeva of the 20th century.Portraying only a miniscule part of the mosaic of the life of an extraordinary personality, Yugadrashta - The Visionary also attempts at presentation of the authentic heritage of Assam in general and Majuli in particular. It is also a humble effort to package the Sankardeva tradition, the confluence of tribes, a peep into a very interesting period of the freedom struggle in Assam and above all, the ideals of humanism.
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write-up published in 23 March, 2014