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Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra

Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra

Assam

Give this a half-day if the art of the northeast is new to you, and an hour if it is not.

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Give this a half-day if the art of the northeast is new to you, and an hour if it is not. Built in the 1990s in Panjabari and named for the poet-playwright Sankardev, it is a set of complexes rather than a single building: a museum, a library, open-air theatres, emporiums, eateries, a children's park. The collection covers Assam and the wider northeast, which makes it the most efficient place in Guwahati to get your bearings on the region's crafts and performance before you travel further. Government-run, so expect that rhythm.

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Northeast art museumOpen-air theatresMuseum and library

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