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| Content Provider | Tribal Digital Document Repository |
|---|---|
| Author | Mausumi Gogoi |
| Description | The book A Glance at Karbi Anglong makes an effort to focus the overall impact on the location, history of Karbi Anglong and also a slight glance on the history, culture and traditions of the local tribe i.e. Karbis. It gives a little insight of the principal inhabitants of the district. Moreover, the history of the Karbis is discussed here in lucid manner. The people of Assam witnessed the birth of a new district i.e. the United Mikir Hills and North Cachar Hills district on 17th November, 1951. In 1970 this (United Mikir Hills and North Cachar Hills) district was further bifurcated into two separate district like Mikir Hills and North Cachar Hills district. The Mikir Hills district was again renamed as Karbi Anglong on 14th November, 1976 and appeared as full fledged district with its head quarter at Diphu. The district enjoys autonomy under the provision of Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. It is the largest district of Assam. This book contains seven chapters. The first chapter deals with the introductory part of the district and its inhabitants. Second chapter gives the details of the land, people, topography and the various infrastructures, administrative unit of the district along with progressive status in birds eye view. The third chapter gives the detail history of the principal community of the district, their significance, origin and other customary belief related to the development of certain customary terminology of the community. The fourth chapter unfolds the culture and tradition of Karbi people showing their major festival that determines colourful entity in the district. The fifth chapter depicts the picture of their occupational pattern. The sixth chapter is an attempt to highlight the existing tourist spot that lures the outsiders to visit the district. In seventh chapter a brief description is given on progress and development of the district. [Guided by G. C. Kakati] |
| Related Links | http://repository.tribal.gov.in/bitstream/123456789/73915/1/AIRT_2011_0004_book.pdf |
| Ending Page | 48 |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Assam Institute of Research for Tribals and Scheduled Castes |
| Publisher Date | 2011-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Manuscript Inhabitants Autonomy Topography Customary Karbi Anglong Ethnographic studies Indian Tribes Tribal Life & Culture Tribal Communities |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
| Subject | Indian Tribes and Tribal Culture |
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