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Bodo Dance Case Study

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF BODO-KACHARI IN ASSAM:- The Bodos, who are basically an agricultural community, cannot change their economy without improving their agriculture. Agriculture needs the foremost attention, although the allied activities like, dairy farming, fisheries, poultry piggery, duckery, horticulture, etc have good prospect. These are the areas, which have to be developed. The inputs and technology have to be improved to change their economy. More allocation of funds and opening of schools do not go far in providing education to the tribal people. Social factors play very important role in this respect. Formal education has not been necessary for the members of tribal societies to discharge their social obligations. Hence they should be made prepared to accept education and it should be …show more content…

The Bodo tribal community follows a common system of marriage in all villages. Elder in the village six the bride. Bride money is paid and they do not marry from other communities, Sunday is the best day for a Bodo wedding. There have a taboo against marrying within the same clan. The groom is asked to stay with his father-in-laws family. The customs of Bodos have a ritualistic naming ceremony, when a cock is offered to the Gods for the welfare of the baby. The culture of Bodo people in Assam is influenced by the land and the surroundings where they currently live. For long, Bodos are known as farmers, agriculturist community with a strong tradition of fishery, poultry, piggery, rice and jute cultivation and betel nut plantation. Bodos also make their own clothing from starting from scratch, such as traditional attire. In recent decandes, Bodos are influenced by recent social reforms under Brahma Dharma, Assamese Sarania, Islam and the spread of Christianity. Bodos are use many musical instruments such as:- Kham, siphung, Serja, Jotha, Jabsring, Tharkha, Bingi, Rege

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