Gauhati University (Rabindra Sarma) iiiĦ CONTENTS Page No. Last but not the least, I express my sincere thanks to the Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts and Gauhati University authority for allowing me to take up the research work. Pushpanjalee Sivom who were always bearing my indulgence with a smiling face and gave continuous encouragement in preparing this thesis.

I will be a failure on my duty if I fail to record my deep appreciation of my mother Mrs. Without their cooperation, it would have been very difficult to complete the study. I also gratefully acknowledge the help of different persons, specially worked with Kohinoor Theatre and Abahawn Theatre of Pathsala who gave me lots of information during the time of my field visit for the purpose of data collection. A research work cannot be carried out in isolation. Chandan Kumar Goswami, Assistant Professor of the Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University for their cooperation and helpful suggestions at different stages of this research work. Ankuran Dutta, Head of the Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University, and Mr. It is very difficult to express in words my gratitude to all my respected teachers, especially Dr. Dipankar Banerjee, Professor, Department of History, Gauhati University who guided my work in the very initial stage, but could not continue it due to his sudden demise in between of my research work. I also gratefully acknowledge the advice of late Dr. I feel it a profound privilege to work under his guidance. Kandarpa Das, Head, Department of Foreign Languages, Gauhati University, for his support, scholarly guidance, encouragement and help during the course of this study.

Place: Guwahati (Rabindra Sarma) iiĥ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT At the very outset, I would like to express my heartiest and deep gratitude to my research guide Prof. To the best of my knowledge no part of this thesis titled Modern Assamese Mobile Theatre as a Medium of Entertainment: A Study has been previously submitted to this University or any other university or Institution for the award of any degree or diploma.

1 MODERN ASSAMESE MOBILE THEATRE AS A MEDIUM OF ENTERTAINMENT: A STUDY A Thesis Submitted to the Gauhati University for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Communication and Journalism in the Faculty of Fine Arts Submitted by RABINDRA SARMA Department of Communication and Journalism Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, IndiaĢ MODERN ASSAMESE MOBILE THEATRE AS A MEDIUM OF ENTERTAINMENT: A STUDY A Thesis Submitted to the Gauhati University for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Communication and Journalism in the Faculty of Fine Arts Submitted by RABINDRA SARMA Department of Communication and Journalism Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, IndiaĤ DECLARATION OF CANDIDATE I, Rabindra Sarma, a Research Scholar in the Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University, under the Faculty of Fine Arts solemnly declare that this thesis is my own original work.

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