This book, enriched with beautiful photographs, attempts at understanding the intricacies of Sattriya dance tradition of Assam. Written by Dr. Mallika Kandali, a well-known Sattriya dancer, it provides historical background of dance traditions of Assam and looks back how Srimanta Sankaradeva formulated and evolved out the structure and style of the Sattriya dance form.

Further describing the basic grammatical forms of Sattriya dance, it discusses at length its major aspects, foot-work, hand gestures, abhinaya, nayika-bheda and the sastric elements in Angika of Sattriya. It also deals with the music and literature as well as costume and make-up. A historical mapping of the initiatives in Sattriya dance in post-independence period makes part of the discussion as well.