Tribes Of Assam Research Articles

Adivasis in Assam Issues and Concent

Adivasis of Assam, whose forefathers had migrated to Assam Tea Gardens in search of their food and livelihood as the labourers, today, they are popularly known as Tea Tribes. These tea tribes are not enlisted in the list of Scheduled tribes by the Assam government, though; their brethrens are scheduled tribes in Chotanagpur of central India. Surprisingly, the Scheduled tribes of Assam also do net recognize them as the tribe; and their agony and apathy often results into conflict and bloodshed. This paper deals with the background of Adivasis in Assam in the first part, and the second part deals with the Socio-economic situation of Adivasis of Assam. In the third part, a discussion on the concept of tribe as understanding the tribe has been done, and finally some issues and concern for Adivasis have been discussed.

Bodo insurgency in Assam: New accord and new problems

Assam, one of the seven states of the northeastern region of India, has long remained one of the most volatile and sensitive regions in the country because of the problems of insurgency, ethnic conflict, pressure of migration, underdevelopment etc. Bodos, the largest plains tribe of Assam started an armed struggle for a separate state in the mid‐1980s. This armed struggle led to ethnic cleansing of the non‐Bodos along the north bank of the Brahmaputra. The Bodoland Autonomous Council (BAC) Accord was signed in 1993 and the Bodoland movement became more violent during the later part of the 1990s. In February 2003, the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Accord was signed to end the one‐and‐a‐half decade long Bodo movement. The success of this new Accord will solely depend upon proper implementation of its changes and the cooperation between the Bodo and non‐Bodo communities. The non‐Bodos within the proposed BTC area are opposing the new Accord, as under the modified Sixth Schedule of the Constitution it provides special facilities to 25 per cent of the Bodos at the cost of 75 per cent non‐Bodos within the proposed BTC area. This new Accord under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution may give birth to some new ethnic problems in Assam.

British Relations with the Hill Tribes of Assam since 1858. By B. C. Chakravorty. 9×6. pp. v + 222; five maps. Firma L. Mukhopadhyay, Calcutta. 1964. Rs. 12.

British Relations with the Hill Tribes of Assam since 1858. By B. C. Chakravorty. 9×6. pp. v + 222; five maps. Firma L. Mukhopadhyay, Calcutta. 1964. Rs. 12.

Origin of Levirate in Assam

RECENT investigation in situ among the different tribes of Assam has led me to think that the hitherto accepted theories on the origin of levirate seem to be untenable in this area. This institution varies so widely from area to area, and the theories propounded so far being based on materials from different countries, that a separate explanation for Assam is needed.

ASIA: The Ao Naga tribe of Assam

ASIA: The Ao Naga tribe of Assam

The Ao Naga Tribe of Assam. A study in Ethnology and Sociology. By W. C. Smith. With an introduction by J. H. Hutton, C.I.E., D.Sc., M.A., Honorary Director of Ethnography, Assam.

The Ao Naga Tribe of Assam. A study in Ethnology and Sociology. By W. C. Smith. With an introduction by J. H. Hutton, C.I.E., D.Sc., M.A., Honorary Director of Ethnography, Assam.

The "Genna" amongst the Tribes of Assam

The "Genna" amongst the Tribes of Assam