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Rebakanta Mahanta
Born (1935-04-19) 19 April 1935 (age 89)
Khatpar Satra, Sivasagar, Assam
NationalityIndian
Known forMask Art of Assam
PartnerGopikanta Mahanta
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award
Shilp Guru Award
Bishnu Prasad Rabha Award

Rebakanta Mahanta is a Sattriya artist from Assam, India, who specialises in traditional bamboo mask masking. He started learning the art of mask making as a child from his father. For his contribution in the field of mask masking, he has been a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2014, Shilp Guru Award in 2008 and Bishu Prasad Rabha. in 2015.

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References

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