Socio-Cultural Dimensions of North East India

Contents: 1. On the analyzability of ethnic communities/Rajat Kanti Das. 2. Ethno-political aspects of Koch Rajbanshi Movement/Banani Das. 3. Ethnic demographic transition of Nagaon: the colonial impact/Barnali Kakati. 4. Changing socio-economic avenues of the Morans: a study on Domdoma Thana area/Dipanwita Bora Gogoi. 5. Som (Dormitory) a decaying traditional institution of the Thadou/Lalgin Chongloi. 6. 'Maho-ho': a dying festival of rural lower Assam/Jadavjyoti Saikia and Dipika Das. 7. Demographic scenario of Nyshis/Nabanita Dutta and Dimpi Chakroborty. 8. Role of elite in social change among tea garden community in upper Assam/Nandini Konwar. 9. Ethnic Maladies in the Poetry of Robin S. Ngangom and Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih/Nigamananda Das and Anjan Konwar. 10. The socio-economic changes of the Sonowal Kachari of Assam: with special references to 'Naharani' village of Tinsukia district/Pallabita Das. 11. Tribal movement in north east India: with special reference to Zeliangrong Movement of Manipur (1930-32)/Pranab Kumar Saikia and Pranab Jyoti Gogoi. 12. Problems of ethnic communities in N.C. Hills District of Assam/Lamkholal Doungel. 13. Problems of Karbi's North East India and Gandhian Strategy to Overcome it/Seema Roy Kurmi and Dipali Borpujari. 14. Gender relations : with special reference to women awareness in north east India/Sipra Paik. 15. Social security measures of ethnic tea tribes: a case study with special reference to Dibrugarh District of Assam/Sohan Lal Yadav. 16. Gender and social life among the Kaibarttas: a case study from Dibrugarh District/Sunanda Sahu. 17. The construction of gender among the Hmars of Assam/Teresa L. Khawzawl.

The present compiled work of seventeen chapters is based upon the research papers presented in the UGC sponsored national seminar on “Problems and Prospects of Ethnic Communities of India with Special Reference to North East India” organised by the Department of Anthropology, Dibru College, Dibrugarh in collaboration with District Research Office of Assam Institute of Research for Tribals and Scheduled Castes, Guwahati, Assam on 18th and 19th January, 2012. The book covers a wide spectrum of issues, relating to socio-economic and socio-cultural changes, ethnic movements, ethnic problems and conflicts, dyeing traditions and gender issues among various tribes and communities of North East India. The present volume containing these wide ranging research findings will be of equal interest and utility to the academicians, policy maker, social workers and the scholar and student of Anthropology, Sociology and other social sciences.