The Importance of Being GURU LALIT OJA
Guru Lalit Oja of Sipajhar, Asom is last of the Mohicans of the state of Assam. He is the last and the 8th generation of Oja in the Sukonnani Ojapali tradition in the Darrang district as the last Oja, whom he trained died. He used to stay at the Hatogaon of Sipajhar Block of above mentioned district, almost 70 KM from Guwahati, capital of Assam. His house is just a 5mts walk from Guahati-Mongoldoi Road.
It is a fact that he indeed is carrying the mantle of the great Nath Yogi tradition of India. He told me that he hailed from Bengal 8 generations back. His forefathers used to sing the song of Ojapali, written by Sukobi Narayan. The name of the script is PadmaPuran and act as Oja. The word Oja came from Sanskrit word Odhyapak or teacher. It he ho told me that though he forgot indigenous healing knowledge, he and his forefathers used to carry the knowledge of healing business. Some of the medieval travelers wrote that they saw the Nath Yogis used to live more than 250 Years by drinking the potion of Gondhak(Soara) & Parod(). They are mostly the medieval alchemists described in the TantroShastros. They used to be the carrier of scientific tradition of India.
He has been awarded the prestigious Sangeet Natak Academy award for his expertise in Sukananni Ojapali and for contribution in popularizing this traditional folk art form. He is the last generation of performer after him there is a null and void.
He has performed Ojapali & Deodhani in various places in and outside India. For the first time in the LokPrakritiUtsav07 Guru Oja will going to perform his dance form in Kolkata.
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