Bodos

About Bodos:

• They are part of the Bodo-Kachari ethnolinguistic groups found in Nepal, Bangladesh and clustered in Assam.
• Bodo are the largest minority group in Assam and are concentrated in the northern areas of the Brahmaputra River valley.
• The Bodo-Kachari people are the first to cultivate rice and rear silkworms in Assam.

Language:

• They speak the Bodo language, which is recognized as one of twenty-two scheduled languages in the Indian Constitution.

Religion:

• Bodos traditionally practise Bathouism, which is the worshiping of forefathers.
• In modern days, they are highly influenced by belief system of Hinduism.

Art and festivals

• Bagurumba and Bardaichikla are folk dances performed by the tribes.
• Baishagu is the most cherished, spring time festival celebrated by them.

Prelims Question

Bagurumba is a folk-dance form of which tribe?
(a)Gonds
(b)Bodos
(c)Santhals
(d)None of the above

Answer to the Prelims Question