• Manik Narzary

The Bodos are one of the major aboriginal communities that settled early in the Assam in the northeastern part of India. Their language, custom, food habits, culture, religion, faith, dresses, etc. are something different from that of other people live in that state. They are rich in tribal culture. Bodo people in Bodoland Territorial Region ( Erstwhile BTC) speak the Bodo (Boro) language which has not at all similar to the Assamese language. This language has Tibeto-Burmese origins and now it has become one of the official languages of Assam. The language has also an important root with the Sino-Tibetan language family which is now recognized as one of the Twenty-two scheduled languages in the Indian constitution. Bodo Sahitya Sabha, being an important literary organization has been working hard to protect and promote the Bodo customs, culture, language, and literature, etc in a wider perspective. As a result, after many struggles and agitations now the language has been recognized as a scheduled language. Bodo is one of the plain tribes living in Assam for a long time with a separate individuality, cultural identity, and linguistic differences. The present study wants to explore the weaving culture to be an integral part of Bodos or women folk of the Bodo society. The womenfolk of the Bodo society are very expert in weaving and contributing to their livelihood very significantly. They engage in weaving their useful clothes in the loom with traditionally beautiful designs. In the present context, their livelihoods depend on weaving clothes and making a significant contribution to their family economy. The beautiful traditional and innovative design clothes of Bodo women of the society are much popular among them and their traditional cultural heritage is also being carried forwarder generation to generation. At present, the weaving activity of the Bodo women has come up with new technology which is an impact on the development of science and technology.

Aboriginal community, Official language, Scheduled language, weaving, handloom.

"An analytical study on Handloom and Weaving culture of Bodo women in Kokrajhar District of BTR, Assam, India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no.b871-b876, October-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2110198.pdf

"An analytical study on Handloom and Weaving culture of Bodo women in Kokrajhar District of BTR, Assam, India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no. ppb871-b876, October-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2110198.pdf