Abstract

Sattriya dance and music have a unique tala technique- which differs from both the North Indian i.e., Hindustani as well as the South Indian i.e., Karnataki tala techniques- particularly in the sphere of its practical use. Though the Bhatkhande style is followed while rendering notations of the Sattriya tala, there exist some fundamental differences between the Sattriya tala system and the Hindustani and Karnataki tala systems. The techniques applied in Sattriya tala are unique and not matched with any other Indian classical tala technique. In this paper, the author tries to bring out the uniqueness of the Sattriya tala system.