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The Forgotten Saga of Rangpur's Ahoms
High Technology Letters ISSN NO : 1006-6748 The Forgotten Saga of Rangpur’s Ahoms - An Ethnographic Approach Barnali Chetia, PhD, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara, India. Department of Linguistics Abstract- Mong Dun Shun Kham, which in Assamese means xunor-xophura (casket of gold), was the name given to the Ahom kingdom by its people, the Ahoms. The advent of the Ahoms in Assam was an event of great significance for Indian history. They were an offshoot of the great Tai (Thai) or Shan race, which spreads from the eastward borders of Assam to the extreme interiors of China. Slowly they brought the whole valley under their rule. Even the Mughals were defeated and their ambitions of eastward extensions were nipped in the bud. Rangpur, currently known as Sivasagar, was that capital of the Ahom Kingdom which witnessed the most glorious period of its regime. Rangpur or present day sivasagar has many remnants from Ahom Kingdom, which ruled the state closely for six centuries. An ethnographic approach has been attempted to trace the history of indigenous culture and traditions of Rangpur's Ahoms through its remnants in the form of language, rites and rituals, religion, archaeology, and sacred sagas. Key Words- Rangpur, Ahoms, Culture, Traditions, Ethnography, Language, Indigenous I. Introduction “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare, the lone and level sands stretch far away.” -P.B Shelley Rangpur or present day Sivasagar was one of the most prominent capitals of the Ahom Kingdom. -
Class-6 New 2020.CDR
Foreword I am greatly pleased to introduce the inaugural issue of “rediscovering Assam- An Endeavour of DPS Guwahati” . The need for familiarizing the students with the rich historical background, unique geographical features and varied flora and fauna of Assam had long been felt both by the teaching fraternity as well as the parent community. The text has been prepared by the teachers of Delhi Public School Guwahati with the sole aim of fulfilling this need. The book which has three parts will cater to the learning requirement of the students of classes VI, VII, VIII. I am grateful towards the teachers who have put in their best efforts to develop the contents of the text and I do hope that the students will indeed rediscover Assam in all its glory. With best wishes, Chandralekha Rawat Principal Delhi Public School Guwahati @2015 ; Delhi Public School Guwahati : “all rights reserved” Index Class - VI Sl No. Subject Page No. 1 Environmental Science 7-13 2 Geography 14-22 3 History 23-29 Class - VII Sl No. Subject Page No. 1 Environmental Science 33-39 2 Geography 40-46 3 History 47-62 Class - VIII Sl No. Subject Page No. 1 Environmental Science 65-71 2 Geography 72-82 3 History 83-96 CLASS-VI Assam, the north-eastern sentinel of the frontiers of India, is a state richly endowed with places of tourist attractions (Fig.1.1). Assam is surrounded by six of the other Seven Sister States: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya. Assam has the second largest area after Arunachal Pradesh. -
Positioning of Assam As a Culturally Rich Destination: Potentialities and Prospects
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) ISSN (Online): 2319 – 7722, ISSN (Print): 2319 – 7714 www.ijhssi.org ||Volume 9 Issue 3 Ser. IV || Mar, 2020 || PP 34-37 Positioning Of Assam as a Culturally Rich Destination: Potentialities and Prospects Deepjoonalee Bhuyan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Date of Submission: 22-03-2020 Date of Acceptance: 08-04-2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- I. INTRODUCTION Cultural tourism has a special place in India because of its past civilisation. Among the various motivating factors governing travel in India, cultural tourism is undoubtedly the most important. For any foreigner, a visit to India must have a profound cultural impact and in its broader sense, tourism in India involves quite a large content of cultural content. It also plays a major role in increasing national as well as international good will and understanding. Thousands of archaeological and historical movements scattered throughout the country provide opportunites to learn about the ancient history and culture. India has been abundantly rich in its cultural heritage. Indian arts and crafts, music and dance, fairs and festivals, agriculture and forestry, astronomy and astrology, trade and transport, recreation and communication, monumental heritage, fauna and flora in wildlife and religion play a vital role in this type of tourism. Thus, it can be very well said that there remains a lot of potential for the progress of cultural tourism in India. Culturally, North East represents the Indian ethos of „unity in diversity‟ and „diversity in unity‟. It is a mini India where diverse ethnic and cultural groups of Aryans, Dravidians, Indo-Burmese, Indo Tibetan and other races have lived together since time immemorial. -
Study on Magico-Religious Plants in Mising Tribe of Assam, India
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol 20(2), April 2021, pp 390-403 Study on magico-religious plants in Mising tribe of Assam, India G Pangging, C L Sharma*,† & M B Sharma Department of Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology Deemed-to-be-University, Nirjuli 791 109, Arunachal Pradesh, India E-mail: †[email protected] Received 05 August 2019; revised 18 June 2020 Plants are traditionally utilized in various magico-religious beliefs of the Mising tribe in Assam, India. The present study attempted to document the utilization of plants in magico-religious practices, their valuation and prioritization based on importance and conservation priority and to assess the plant knowledge based on age and gender. It was studied from December 2014 to December 2017 through questionnaire survey and informal interviews. The data were collected from 80 informants belonging to 15 villages of three selected districts of Assam, India i.e. Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur. Overall, 63 plant species belonging 56 genera and 31 families were used in magico-religious practices. Poaceae was the dominant family and leaves were the dominant among plant parts. Sacred and religious rites (SAR), taboo (TAB) and magical belief system (MAG) were three major use categories. Of these, SAR was the dominant use category with 47 spp. SAR use category had the highest Fic value with 0.977 followed by MAG and TAB. No significant difference in plant knowledge was observed among three age groups i.e., young (<40 years), adults ( 40 to < 60 years) and old ( 60 years). The women had significantly higher plant knowledge than men in two use categories (MAG and TAB) and also in over all categories. -
Socio-Economic Significances of the Festivals of the Tiwas and the the Assamese Hindus of Middle Assam
www.ijcrt.org © 2020 IJCRT | Volume 8, Issue 5 May 2020 | ISSN: 2320-28820 SOCIO-ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCES OF THE FESTIVALS OF THE TIWAS AND THE THE ASSAMESE HINDUS OF MIDDLE ASSAM Abstract:- The Tiwas of Mongoloid group migrated to Assam and scattered into different parts of Nagaon, Morigaon and Karbi Anglong districts and settled with the Assamese Hindus as an inseparable part of their society. The Festivals observed by the Tiwas and the Assamese caste Hindus have their distinct identity and tradition. The festivals celebrated by these communities are both of seasonal and calenderic and some festivals celebrated time to time. Bihu is the greatest festival of the region and the Tiwas celebrate it with a slight variation. The Gosain Uliuwa Mela, Jonbeel Mela and the Barat festival are some specific festivals. Influence of Neo-Vaisnative culture is diffusively and widely seen in the festivals of the plain Tiwas and the other Assamese caste Hindus. The Committee Bhaona festival of Ankiya drama performance celebrated in Charaibahi area is a unique one. This paper is an attempt to look into the socio-economic significances of the festivals of the Tiwas and Assamese Hindus of Middle Assam. Key Words:- Bihu, Gosain Uliuwn, Bhaona. 1. Introduction : In the valley of the mighty river Brahmaputra in Assam, different groups of people of different ethnicity, culture, religion and following various customs and traditions began to live from the very ancient times. Some of them were autochthonous while others came across the Northern or the Eastern hill from the plains on the west as traders or pilgrims. -
Introduction of the Bodos
Chapter 2 Introduction of the Bodos India is a meeting ground of diverse races, cultures, civilizations, religions, languages, ethnic groups and societies. Streams of different human races like Austro-Asiatic, Negritos, Dravidians, Alpines, Indo-Mongoloids, Tibeto-Burman and Aryans penetrated in India at different periods through different routes .They migrated and settled in different parts of India making their own history, culture and civilization. They had contributed to the structuring of the great Indian culture, history and civilization. The Tibeto-Burman people are predominant in whole North-Eastern region. The Bodos are one of the earliest settlers in Assam. The older generation of scholars used the term 'Bodo' to denote the earliest Indo- Mongoloid migrants to eastern India who subsequently spread over different regions of Bengal, Assam and Tripura. Grierson identifies the Bodos as a section of the Assam-Burma group of the Tibeto-Burman speakers belonging to the Sino-Tibetan speech family.1 S.K. Chatterjee subscribes to the same view. According to him these people migrated to eastern India in the second millennium B.C. and a large portion of them was absorbed within societies of plains-man at quite an early state.2 Isolation caused fragmentation of the original stock and ultimately the branches assumed independent tribal identities like the Tipra, the Bodo-Kachari, the Rabha, the Dimsasa, the Chutiya etc. Rev. Sydney Endle, in his monograph, The Kacharis, used 'The Kachari' in the same wider sense incorporating all these branches. In present day socio-political terminology 'the Bodo' means the plain tribes of the Brahmaputra Valley known earlier as 'the Bodo-Kachari'. -
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Glamourous Anchor Anushree launches Brand Factory’s ‘Unbranded to Branded’ Festival for Ugadi Bring your old clothes or footwear to get Exchange Value + Discount on new clothes Bangalore, 5th April 2019: It’s that time of the year where every state in India is gearing to celebrate Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Bihu, Vishu, Puthandu, Baisakhi, Pohela Boishakh, Bwisagu and Pana Sankranti to welcome the New Year. Festivities means shopping everything new and most importantly buying the best of fashion. With Brand Factory’s ‘Unbranded to Branded’ Festival customers can save and at same time get some of the best national and International brands at a discounted price. Product Exchange Value Base Discount Celebrating the New Year with all its Denim / Trousers Flat 300 Off Upto 40% customers, Brand Factory’s ‘Unbranded to Shirts Flat 200 Off Upto 40% th th Branded’ Festival starts from 5 to 14 April Ladies Western Flat 100 Off Upto 40% 2019. Customers can exchange their old T-shirts Flat 100 Off Upto 40% unbranded clothes, footwear, luggage and Ladies Ethnic Flat 100 Off Upto 40% many fashion products and get Xchange Kids FLF / Kids PB Flat 100 Off Upto 40% discount vouchers which can be used for Shoes Flat 400 Off Upto 40% additional discounts apart from the ongoing Back-Pack Flat 250 Off Upto 40% offers in the store. Duffle Bags Flat 250 Off Upto 40% Luggage Flat 500 Off Flat 50% Customers can enjoy smart shopping and Suits & Blazers Flat 500 Off Upto 50% save through the xchange discount vouchers that range from Rs.100 to a maximum of Rs. -
Kati Bihu’ Among the Major Tribes of Lakhimpur District of Assam
AEGAEUM JOURNAL ISSN NO: 0776-3808 Understanding the Different Rites and Rituals of ‘Kati Bihu’ among the major Tribes of Lakhimpur District of Assam. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Montu Chetia Department of History, Kampur College, Nagaon, Assam - 782426 Gmail ID: [email protected] Phone: 9101093556 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Volume 8, Issue 9, 2020 http://aegaeum.com/ Page No: 555 AEGAEUM JOURNAL ISSN NO: 0776-3808 Understanding the Different Rites and Rituals of ‘Kati Bihu’ among the Major Tribes of Lakhimpur District of Assam. Dr. Montu Chetia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bihu is a national festival of Assam celebrated by all sections of the society irrespective of caste, creed and religion. The Bihu is the identity of Assamese people in all over the country. It is also the symbol of unity among the people of the state. There are three kinds of Bihu generally observed in Assam- Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu, Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu and Kati Bihu or Kongali Bihu. Every Bihu has its own features and characteristics which have enriched the cultural prosperity of Assam as well as the whole north eastern region . On the other hand although Bihu is the national festival of Assam yet it varies in form from place to place which have developed the cultural diversity of the state. This paper is an attempt to understand the different rites and rituals of the Kati Bihu or Kongali Bihu among the various tribes of Lakhimpur district as well as whole north bank area of upper Assam and their changes and continuity. KEY WORDS: Kati Bihu, rites and rituals, changes and continuity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction: Culture is the soul as well as identity of a society. -
An Overview of Impact of Modern Technology on Assamese Culture, Language and Literature
JOURNAL OF CRITICAL REVIEWS ISSN- 2394-5125 VOL 7, ISSUE 01, 2020 An overview of impact of modern technology on Assamese culture, language and literature Anurupa Chutia Assistant Professor, Department of Assamese,Dhemaji College,Assam, India Abstract It is an acknowledged and well known fact that Modern technology has a direct interference in every walk of human life in today’s world. Owing to the landmark developments that modern technology has achieved in recent decades, these technological revolutions have left their mark on almost everything, including language and literature. The recent scientific-technological revolutions of human civilization have had a significant impact on Assamese language and literature as well. In this paper, I will try to discuss how the modern technology has affected Assameseculture, language and literature in both negatively and positively on one hand, while on the other I would like to address its impact on literary forms of this rich language. Key words:- Assamese language, medium, education, mother tongue, regional language, Corresponding author:[email protected] 1.0 Introduction:- Assam is one of the Eight Sister states of northeastern India. Known for its rich culture and dive rse population, the culture of Assam is a fusion of Indo Burmese, Mongolian and Aryan influences. This beautiful land, known as the 'land of red rivers and blue hills' is a little paradise with untouched natural landscapes worth to be traversed for its pristine beauty. The people of the state are collectively called Axomiyas and the language Axomiya (Assamese) which is also the most widely spoken official state language. No doubt, Assam is the meeting ground of diverse cultures. -
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2018 Volume IV, No. III Established 2015. Hparat Panglai Journal 1 Established 2015. Volume IV, No. III 2018 MALAWM NI Advisers Dr. JJ Lum Dau 3 Editorial mahkuh (Ph.D, Shinawatra University, Bangkok) 4 Myusha ni a matu ahkyak htum ai ten du sai Wang Hkang Awng (Dr. JJ Lum Dau) Editor-in-Chief 6 Amyusha Hpaji Dakkasu janmau shagrau hpawng B.D. Maran galaw (Maraw Naw San) Managing Editor 8 Kawq-lakai re ai Pungga Ja Li a prat ndai (Nding Tawng Ra) Kareng Tu Ja 11 ‘Legacy of A. Z. Phizo is the foundation of Deputy Editor Nagaland (Naga Wondin) Dumsa Lawt Awng 13 Singpho Hkaq Jawh Poi (Bilaseng Namchoom & Nnau Brang Nan) Foreign Correspondence Anaw (Chiangmai) 16 Buddhism Sasana hteq Kachin Hpanshan (B.D. Maran) Nnau Brang Nan (Innau, Ap, India) 22 Kachin Communities Worldwide Demand United Computer Section Nations Security Council Urgently Refers Burma Sumlut Roi Seng To International Criminal Court Sumlut Bawk Hkawn (Nnau Brang Nan) Layout hte Design 24 Cartoon Gumring Zau Mai (Tanghpre) 25 Mungkan gatlawk lapran na n law amyu ni a Ga/ Laika (Maraw Naw San) Website Master 26 Htenza magang hkyen sai anhte a mungdan ndai (California) Hkangda Brang San Awng (Hpauyam Kaw Nan) Manager for 27 Hti yu nna sumru chyai, mung masa n-gun tai Finance and Distribution (Maru Brang Kum) Hkangda Hkam Nyoi 28 Manu dan ai shinggyim masha tai ra sai Columnists (Shagawng Brang) All staff members of HPLN 30 Gawla Uk lauban Da Ba Sah (Latau Seng Awng) Contact Information 37 Lahtaq hku pat yang, lawuq deq bawq; lawuq e Hparat Panglai Laika Naura kapa yang, lapran hku bai gayun (B.D. -
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Folk Culture of Assam : Meaning and Importance 36-54
GHT S6 02(M) Exam Codes: HTM6B CULTURAL HISTORY OF ASSAM SEMESTER - VI HISTORY BLOCK - 1 KRISHNA KANTA HANDIQUI STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY Subject Expert 1. Dr. Sunil Pravan Baruah, Retd. Principal, B.Barooah College, Guwahati 2. Dr. Gajendra Adhikari, Principal, D.K.Girls’ College, Mirza 3. Dr. Maushumi Dutta Pathak, HOD, History, Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati Course Co-ordinator : Dr. Priti Salila Rajkhowa, Asst. Prof. (KKHSOU) SLM Preparation Team UNITS CONTRIBUTORS 1 & 2 Dr. Mamoni Sarma, L.C.B. College 3 Dr. Dhanmoni Kalita, Bijni College 4 & 5 Mitali Kalita, Research Scholar, G.U 6 Dr. Sanghamitra Sarma Editorial Team Content Editing: Dr Moushumi Dutta Pathak, Department of History, Arya Vidyapeeth College Dr. Priti Salila Rajkhowa, Department of History, KKHSOU Structure, Format & Graphics : Dr. Priti Salila Rajkhowa, KKHSOU December , 2019 © Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University. This Self Learning Material (SLM) of the Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike4.0 License (international): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Printed and published by Registrar on behalf of the Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University. Head Office : Patgaon, Rani Gate, Guwahati-781017 City Office : Housefed Complex, Dispur, Guwahati-781 006; Web: www.kkhsou.in The University acknowledges with thanks the financial support provided by the Distance Education Council, New Delhi, for the preparation of this study material. BACHELOR OF ARTS CULTURAL HISTORY OF ASSAM DETAILED SYLLABUS BLOCK - 1 PAGES UNIT 1 : Assamese Culture and Its Implication 5-23 Definition of Culture; Legacy of Assamese Culture; Interpretations and Problems UNIT 2 : Assamese Culture and Its Features 24-35 Assamese Culture and its features: Assimilation and Syncretism UNIT 3 : Folk Culture of Assam : Meaning and Importance 36-54 Meaning and Definition of Folk Culture; Relation to the Society; Tribal Culture vs.