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Yaoshijang Mlaoyaba (Finger Game)

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Literature, Oral Traditions
Summary
This is a children’s game called “yeng yeng gulala”, played by using all ten fingers on both hands and repeating the same story in this game.

Playing with “Suthai” (English meaning Sea Bean seeds (Entada Rheedi seeds)

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Literature, Oral Traditions
Summary
This game requires atleast 2 players (1 player can also play alone but it becomes more interesting for a child with 2 or more players). 2 suthai are required to strike each other during the game, one is the target and the other is the striker.

Question-Answer game “Shatraitrai Gonthaitrai”

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
Oral Traditions
Summary
“Shatraitrai Gonthaitrai” is a children’s quiz game narrating a series of events that starts from the sky and includes questioning every object identified in every answer until the object reaches the royal house.

Kharnai, Royal Tanks of Hawarma Village

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
History, Oral Traditions
Summary
Hawarma is famous for its oral history of the royal tanks from the reigns of Raja Tamradhvaj Hasnu and Raja Krishna Chandra Hasnu in the 17th and 18th centuries. Presently, these tanks like Baro Hal and Padda Dighir Par have been converted to fisheries.

Durga Mandir, Thakurbari - Hawarma Village

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
History, Traditional Practices, Oral Traditions
Summary
The Durga temple was built during the reign of the Dimasa King Tamradhvaj, and it is about 600 years old, accord. to the community members of the Hawarma village.It is presently under the care of the Bengali priest in Thakurbari area near Hawarma village.

Gor Ail Hillock - Hawarma Village

Digital Heritage
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.

Jibahade gshim, khibahade gajao

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Literature, Oral Traditions
Summary
Jibahade gshim, khibahade gajao = hilei gauba

Nokhadao naikhaning dainma phaigongne

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Literature, Oral Traditions
Summary
Nokhadao naikhaning dainma phaigongne = dishepba

Raja ni goda; Ningbo diphuya, angbo diphuya

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Literature, Oral Traditions
Summary
Raja ni goda; Ningbo diphuya, angbo diphuya = jibu

Raja ni goda; Ningbo diphuya, angbo diphuya

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Literature, Oral Traditions
Summary
Raja ni goda; Ningbo diphuya, angbo diphuya = jibu

Raja ni daodi ruru minya

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Literature, Oral Traditions
Summary
Raja ni daodi ruru minya = longthai

Hadam guphu, maimu gshim

Digital Heritage
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Literature, Oral Traditions
Summary
Hadam guphu, maimu gshim = laishi rebba