The grand session of the Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha, which concluded in Naharkatiya is an occasion to keep in mind the fact that the great saint-reformer, who had lived in the 15th and 16th centuries, is still relevant to Assam and her people. Srimanta Sankaradeva was born at a time when Assam was passing through bad times. Certain debased forms of Hinduism, coupled with Tantricisim and black magic etc., had fully taken the communities into their grip. Scholars like Maheswar Neog have pointed out that while the political scenario of Assam at that time was full of turmoil, the social conditions were far worse. There are references to the presence of numerous 'jarring' religious sects, diverse faiths and practices, with the blood sacrifice of animals as well as humans, sexual rites and virgin worship remaining commonplace. It was from such a chaotic scenario that Srimanta Sankaradeva had rescued Assam and her people, and placed them on the right track. This right track is not just of religious and social reforms. It was an exercise of the overall emancipation of the human being itself, with Srimanta Sankaradeva's teachings and practices causing the emergence of each ordinary person a genius in his or her way. Thus, the most illiterate too could recite verses and chapters from the Bhagavat Gita and could give explanations and elaborations. Those considered 'low' in the typical Hindu social hierarchy was empowered to play the role of gods and goddesses in the bhaona performance in the village Naamghar, where he could even fight and defeat a person from a so-called 'upper caste' who plays the role of a villainous character. It was Srimanta Sankaradeva who challenged the monopoly of the priests and introduced a system where a person from any social level could conduct a prayer or a religious session – something which communities across India cannot imagine even in present times. It is important to note that Srimanta Sankaradeva neither set much value on the prevalent Indian caste system nor did he throw the society into confusion by demolishing or rejecting the caste system altogether. Instead, he rejected caste superiority as a ground of respect and professed that all men are equal and equally venerable as lovers of God. Srimanta Sankaradeva had not only strengthened and enriched the Assamese language and literature, but also made available the religious scriptures in the local language so that the common man could directly communicate with God in his mother tongue. Sahityarathi Lakshminath Bezbaroa, who was the first to have brought out the life story of Srimanta Sankaradeva in modern times by authoring the first printed biography of the great saint-reformer, had referred to his faith as "an easy, simple and easy to approach" faith or method of reaching to god, "irrespective of whether one is high or low, powerful or devoid of power." What exactly is the essence of Srimanta Sankaradeva, which organizations like Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha have been propagating in its effort to strengthen the Assamese society in particular and the communities of Assam in general. Srimanta Sankaradeva's plays (ankia-naat) on the other hand are nothing but an innovative wholesome entertainment method through which he had fulfilled several targets. These include bringing about social discipline, socio-cultural literacy, godliness, and above all providing the opportunity to every individual to express his creative genius. There is no readily available study or report which draws a comparison between the teachings and contributions of Srimanta Sankaradeva and those of other great socio-religious reformers of India. But then even a cursory glance at the works of such geniuses like Guru Nanak, Sri Chaitanya Dev, Sant Tukaram, Adi Sankaracharyya and others will easily indicate that the Assamese saint-reformer was no less a genius. It is not known what exactly were the deliberations and takeaways from the Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha session held in Naharkatiya. But one can hope that every individual who attended the session has carried with him or her the most important message of Srimanta Sankaradeva, that all men are equal.