History

Last changed on Thu, 01/01/1970 - 00:00
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, History, Oral Traditions
Summary
The Gor Ail hillock is a historical significance to the Dimasa Kachari history, as it bears its name, Gor Ail (in Sylheti Bengali ‘Came home’), after the retreat of Dimasa soldiers in the hillock after a battle with Burmese soldiers in the 18th century.
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, History, Traditional Practices
Summary
The image shows the Shibarai Madaikho (Shiv temple) of Sheorarthal village in Cachar district, Assam.
Bodoland Movement 1986 to 2001.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
History, Literature
Summary
Bodoland Movement 1986-2001: A Dream and Reality is a collection of pictorial photo album from Bodoland Movement since 1986 to 2001.
Bodofa Upendra Nath Barham-Book.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
History, Literature, Scholarly Works
Summary
A book on the life and philosophy of Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma (father of the Bodos). Written by Bidyasagar Narzary.
Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma-Booklet.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
People, History, Literature
Summary
A handbook on the life and philosophy of Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma (father of the Bodos).
GK Brhama.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
History
Summary
This image depicts of a very important person who was a 20th century social and religious reformer of Bodo community. Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma was a great religious preacher of Brahma Dharma and brought about revolutionary changes among Bodo people.
Baradwari
Community
Dimasa
Category
History
Summary
The two storeyed palace, in the Campus of Royal palace at Khaspur Cachar. Only the main building stands today and the surrounding constructions had already collapsed.
dwikhor.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, History, Traditional Practices
Summary
Traditionally, there used to be only one or two ring-wells for the entire village. But later it became very common to be constructed in almost every household. With modernization, nowadays, it has been replaced by tube-wells and electronic pump machines.
k.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, History, Traditional Practices
Summary
Wooden-mud-plastered house is very common among the Bodo community. The walls are made of bamboo and then plastered with mud. Some people may whitewash the walls but many don't. The roofs may be either thatched or tin, but thatched roofs are hardly seen.
The Bodos.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
History, Literature
Summary
बड' खुगालाइसि 'The Bodo' - A mouthpiece of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS), i.e., Bodo Literary Society. It is an important mouthpiece annually published by the BSS which covers different genres.