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MIGRATION AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF DEORIS IN ASSAM
Dr. Sujata Deori & Dr. Niranjan Das
Abstract:
The Northeastern Region of India indeed presents a glorious example of diversity which is very well reflected in the mosaic of socio-cultural traits which are followed by myriads of distinct aboriginal tribal communities inhabiting this region. The Deoris amongst them are no exception to this rule. It is only about a century ago that they moved to their present settlements, and some of them still occasionally visit Sadiya for religious purposes (Gait, 1905). The term ‘Deori’ is attached to the religious or priestly functionaries of various tribal as well as non-tribal communities of Assam. At present, Deoris are mostly found in the eight districts of upper and middle Assam and in some pockets of Lohit and Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. The paper entitled ‘Migration and Socio-Cultural Transformation of Deoris in Assam’ analyses the causes of migration and consequent socio-cultural changes of Deoris that were firmly practiced in the pre- independent period.
Key Words: Migration, Community, cultural assimilation, cultural transformation
Dr. Sujata Deori & Dr. Niranjan Das
Abstract:
The Northeastern Region of India indeed presents a glorious example of diversity which is very well reflected in the mosaic of socio-cultural traits which are followed by myriads of distinct aboriginal tribal communities inhabiting this region. The Deoris amongst them are no exception to this rule. It is only about a century ago that they moved to their present settlements, and some of them still occasionally visit Sadiya for religious purposes (Gait, 1905). The term ‘Deori’ is attached to the religious or priestly functionaries of various tribal as well as non-tribal communities of Assam. At present, Deoris are mostly found in the eight districts of upper and middle Assam and in some pockets of Lohit and Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. The paper entitled ‘Migration and Socio-Cultural Transformation of Deoris in Assam’ analyses the causes of migration and consequent socio-cultural changes of Deoris that were firmly practiced in the pre- independent period.
Key Words: Migration, Community, cultural assimilation, cultural transformation
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