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Primitive Bodo woman near sijou tree.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
History
Summary
A Bodo traditional homestead used to be decorated with the plantation of a sacred Sijou tree (hedge euphorbia) for worship of the Almighty God "Bwrai Bathou". Most houses were made of bamboo with thatched roof and mud plaster. It has changed drastically.
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.
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 With modernization, nowadays, it has been replaced by tube-wells and electronic pump machines.
Gurudev.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
History, Literature
Summary
Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma was a social reformer, educationist and a Spiritual Leader in the Bodo Society. He was born on 5 october, 1862 in a very remote and forest village Khajigami, Porbotjora in Dhubri District of Assam.