Archive · 17 Dec 2025
NSD Students Learn Assam's Mask Art in Majuli
For the past 15 days, students from the National School of Drama (NSD) have been learning how to make traditional masks in Majuli, Assam.
They learned from a famous teacher named Hem Chandra Goswami.
The masks are made from natural things like bamboo, cane, and clay.
The students came from different parts of India and made masks of gods and demons.
They said the peaceful place and the teacher’s guidance helped them a lot.
The masks are part of a very old tradition in Assam that is more than 500 years old.
The students felt lucky to learn this special art and will take the masks home with them.
NSD students from various states learned traditional mask-making in Majuli, Assam.
The workshop was led by Padma Shri awardee Hem Chandra Goswami.
Masks were crafted using eco-friendly materials like bamboo, cane, clay, and cow dung.
The masks are part of Assam’s Bhaona tradition, introduced over 500 years ago.
Students found the experience deeply influential and plan to take the masks home.
- Who
- National School of Drama (NSD) students and Padma Shri awardee Hem Chandra Goswami
- What
- A 15-day workshop on Assam’s traditional mask-making art
- When
- Concluded on December 17
- Where
- North Kamalabari Satra, Majuli, Assam
- Why
- To learn and preserve Assam’s centuries-old mask-making tradition
- Location
- North Kamalabari Satra, Majuli
- Duration
- 15 days
- Materials Used
- Bamboo, cane, clay, cow dung
- Instructor
- Padma Shri awardee Hem Chandra Goswami
- Participants
- National School of Drama (NSD) students from various states
- Tradition
- Assam’s Bhaona tradition
- Art Form Origin
- Introduced by Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva
- Age of Tradition
- Over 500 years old