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			{{Short description\|Main traditional dance of Bodo people}}
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	{{Infobox dance		{{Infobox dance
	\| title = Bagurumba		\| title =
	\| image =Bodo dance.jpg		\| name = Bagurumba
	\| alt =		\| image = Bodo dance.jpg
	\| caption = Bodo girls dancing the Bagurumba dance		\| alt =
	\| genre = [[Folk dance ~~of Bodos\|Folk~~]]		\| caption = Bodo girls dancing the Bagurumba dance
	\| signature =		\| genre = [[Folk dance]]
	\| inventor =		\| signature =
	\| year =		\| inventor = Boro people
	\| origin=[[Bodoland]] [[Assam]] and [[Northeast India]]		\| year =
			\| origin = [[Bodoland]], [[Assam]] and [[Northeast India]]
	}}		}}

	'''Bagurumba''' ~~({{Lang-brx\|बागुरुम्बा}})~~ is a ~~folk~~ dance of indigenous ~~[[Bodo tribe]]~~ in [[Assam]] and [[~~Northeast~~ India]]. It is ~~a traditional~~ dance ~~which is traditionally inherent to one generation to another generations~~. ~~The Bodo~~ women perform the ~~Bagurumba~~ dance ~~with~~ their colourful ''[[dokhna]]'', ''[[jwmgra]]'' (fasra) and ''[[aronai]]''. The ~~Bagurumba~~ dance is accepted as main traditional dance of Bodo people. But there are some other important dances like- [[Bardwisikhla dance]], [[Mwsaglangnai dance]], [[Dahal-tungri sibnai dance]], [[Sikri sikla dance]], [[Daosri delai dance]], [[Sa-gwlao mwsanai]], [[Kopri sibnai mwsanai]] and so on. All these dances are known as Kristi dance. It is also accompanied by ~~musical~~ instruments ~~like~~ kham (a long drum, made of wood and goat skin or other animal’s skin), ''sifung'' (flute, ~~made~~ of bamboo), jota (made of iron/tama), ''serja'' (a bowed instrument, made of wood and animals skin), and gongwna (made of bamboo), ''tharkha'' (a piece of split bamboo).		The '''Bagurumba''' is a traditional dance of the indigenous Boro people living in the State of [[Assam]] and [[North East India]]. It is also called <nowiki>'''butterfly dance''' because it'</nowiki>s personification of movements of butterflies and birds.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Culture of Assam {{!}} Department of Cultural Affairs {{!}} Government Of Assam, India \|url=https://culturalaffairs.assam.gov.in/portlets/culture-of-assam \|access-date=2022-12-22 \|website=culturalaffairs.assam.gov.in }}{{Dead link\|date=July 2025 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In this occasion, only the Boro women perform the dance, wearing their colourful traditional attire ''dokhna'', ''jwmgra'' (''fasra'') and ''aronai''.<ref>{{harvcol\|Bordoloi\|1987\|p=11}}</ref> The dance is accompanied by handmade percussion instruments such as 'kham' (a long cylindrical drum, made of wood and goat skin or other animal’s skin), ''sifung'' (flute, carved out of bamboo), jota (made of iron/tama), ''serja'' (a bowed instrument, made of wood and animals skin), and gongwna (made of bamboo), ''tharkha'' (a piece of split bamboo).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Desk \|first=T8 Digital \|date=2020-02-07 \|title=Things You Must Know About Bodo's Bagurumba Dance \|url=https://www.time8.in/things-you-must-know-about-bodos-bagurumba-dance-new/ \|access-date=2022-12-22 \|website=TIME8 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	~~This~~ Bagurumba dance is ~~originated from~~ nature. ~~Some thousands~~ of ~~years ago it was practiced~~ by the [[Boro people]]. ~~Generally~~ Boro people ~~like to stay~~ in a green ~~environment. They love to play with~~ the environment, beauty of nature. ~~So they used to stay in~~ the foothills of the eastern and southern Himalayas, which are ~~generally~~ forest ~~area~~. ~~There are so many different symbols in this~~ traditional dance, ~~which are imitated from other~~ natural environment. ~~Like –~~ dance of plants, dance of animals, birds, butterfly dance, wave of flowing river, wind etc.		The [[Bodo people\|Boro]] music may lack the sophistication of established schools and forms of music, however, the khams (a long cylindrical drum) provide the beats and the rhythm for the Bagurumba dance ensemble, while sifung (flute) and Serja provide melody, together used to 'invite' young people to the festivities or celebration. The Bagurumba dance resembles the gentle and poetic movements of the butterflies, is believed to be influenced/transpired by elements of the nature. The practice of this dance by the [[Boro people]] is over thousand years old. Usually, the Boro people live in peace and harmony with the green vegetation and the environment, and worship beauty of the nature. Boro people live and farm along the foothills of the eastern and southern Himalayas, which are evergreen forest. This traditional dance incorporates several symbolic elements, transpired by the natural surrounding environment. For example, dance of plants, dance of animals, birds, butterfly dance, wave of flowing river, wind etc.

	~~By seeing this bagurumba~~ dance, ~~all~~ Boro people ~~can’t stay calm and quiet~~. By ~~seeing~~ this dance, ~~suddenly every Bodo~~ people ~~use to~~ dance unknowingly, ~~and they feel~~ peace and ~~happiness in their mind~~.		Because Bagurumba is an energetic and beautifully choreographed youthful dance, Boro people are usually attracted or drawn to this ensemble. By watching this dance, most Boro people often sing along and dance, unknowingly. Suffice to say, Boro people love to live in peace with the environment and surrounding beautiful evergreen vegetation.

	There are no certain days and times to perform this dance; this dance ~~can be~~ performed on ~~any occasion~~, ~~festival~~ and ~~programme. At present Bagurumba dance is famous over the whole world~~.		There are no certain days and times to perform this dance; this dance is performed on many occasions, such as festivals and cultural programmes. <!-- Removed uncited claims of outside fame and unencyclopedic content -->
	<blockquote><~~poem~~>~~“Jath nongabwla~~		<blockquote></blockquote>
	~~Cool nongabwla~~
	~~tabwrwm homnanwi~~-		<!-- No context for poem/lyrics -->The origin and emergence of [Bagurumba] song remains unknown, likely written thousands of years ago. There are several competing interpretations, however, the common theme is that the Bagururmba song and dance signify mutual respect, to honour friendship, to honour relationship, and to live in peace with the environment. Bagurumba is a celebration of life, youthful expression of happiness and togetherness.
	~~bamnanwi lagwomwnka~~
	~~hai lwgw lagwomwnka”</~~poem></~~blockquote~~>
	~~these lines indicate that~~, ~~if we~~ are ~~not really jath and khul~~, ~~they might be taken us whenever they want~~, ~~but we are very much jath~~ and ~~cool so nobody can catch or carry us- it’s a confidential song of Boro women. They thought that~~, ~~lose character’s women goes~~ to ~~bad practices and if someone comes~~ to ~~catch her, she never protects or restrict them. So we are not that type of women~~, ~~we are jath~~ and ~~cool~~.~~<blockquote><poem>“Turi barinilai daosen~~
	~~jwngni lagwalwi dajen”</poem></blockquote>(kobam gwrwbhwnai) the meaning of this line~~ is~~- we should not lose / no failure. We must won any games always. It’s~~ a ~~confidential song~~ of ~~boro women~~.

	==Musical instruments==		==Musical instruments==
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	Among many different musical instruments, the Bodos use for Bagurumba Dance:		Among many different musical instruments, the Bodos use for Bagurumba Dance:

	'''[[Sifung]]''': This is a long bamboo flute having five holes rather than six as the north Indian [[Bansuri]] would have and is also much longer than it, producing a much lower tone.<ref>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Baruah \| first1 = S. \| title = 'Ethnic' Conflict as State—Society Struggle: The Poetics and Politics of Assamese Micro-Nationalism \| journal = Modern Asian Studies \| volume = 28 \| issue = 3 \| pages = 649–671 \| doi = 10.1017/S0026749X00011896 \| year = 1994 }}</ref>		'''[[Sifung]]''': This is a long bamboo flute having five holes rather than six as the north Indian [[Bansuri]] would have and is also much longer than it, producing a much lower tone.<ref>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Baruah \| first1 = S. \| title = 'Ethnic' Conflict as State—Society Struggle: The Poetics and Politics of Assamese Micro-Nationalism \| journal = Modern Asian Studies \| volume = 28 \| issue = 3 \| pages = 649–671 \| doi = 10.1017/S0026749X00011896 \| year = 1994 \| s2cid = 144065698 }}</ref>

	* '''Serja''': a violin-like instrument. It has a round body and the scroll is bent forward.		* '''Serja''': a violin-like instrument. It has a round body and the scroll is bent forward.
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			==Books==
			{{refbegin}}
			*{{Cite book\| last=Bordoloi\|first=B.N.\|url=https://repository.tribal.gov.in/bitstream/123456789/73786/1/AIRT_1987_0001_book.pdf\|title=Tribes if Assam Part I\|year=1987}}
			*{{Cite book\|last=Devi\|first=Premalata\|url=https://repository.tribal.gov.in/bitstream/123456789/73841/1/AIRT_1994_0001_report.pdf\|title=Social and Religious institutions of Boros\|year=1994}}
			{{refend}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	{{Commons category\|Bagurumba}}		{{Commons category\|Bagurumba}}
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQF2Hf6AfDU Bagurumba Bodo folk dace] Ministry of Culture GOI Youtube Channel
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605221612/http://www.indiantraveldestinations.com/states-of-india/assam-travel/bodos-bagurumba.html Bodo's Bagurumba] at indiantraveldestinations.com		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605221612/http://www.indiantraveldestinations.com/states-of-india/assam-travel/bodos-bagurumba.html Bodo's Bagurumba] at indiantraveldestinations.com

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{refimprove|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox dance
| title = Bagurumba
| image =Bodo dance.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Bodo girls dancing the Bagurumba dance
| genre = [[Folk dance of Bodos|Folk]]
| signature =
| inventor =
| year =
| origin=[[Bodoland]] [[Assam]] and [[Northeast India]]
}}

'''Bagurumba''' ({{Lang-brx|बागुरुम्बा}}) is a folk dance of indigenous [[Bodo tribe]] in [[Assam]] and [[Northeast India]]. It is a traditional dance which is traditionally inherent to one generation to another generations. The Bodo women perform the Bagurumba dance with their colourful ''[[dokhna]]'', ''[[jwmgra]]'' (fasra) and ''[[aronai]]''. The Bagurumba dance is accepted as main traditional dance of Bodo people. But there are some other important dances like- [[Bardwisikhla dance]], [[Mwsaglangnai dance]], [[Dahal-tungri sibnai dance]], [[Sikri sikla dance]], [[Daosri delai dance]], [[Sa-gwlao mwsanai]], [[Kopri sibnai mwsanai]] and so on. All these dances are known as Kristi dance. It is also accompanied by musical instruments like kham (a long drum, made of wood and goat skin or other animal’s skin), ''sifung'' (flute, made of bamboo), jota (made of iron/tama), ''serja'' (a bowed instrument, made of wood and animals skin), and gongwna (made of bamboo), ''tharkha'' (a piece of split bamboo).

This Bagurumba dance is originated from nature. Some thousands of years ago it was practiced by the [[Boro people]]. Generally Boro people like to stay in a green environment. They love to play with the environment, beauty of nature. So they used to stay in the foothills of the eastern and southern Himalayas, which are generally forest area. There are so many different symbols in this traditional dance, which are imitated from other natural environment. Like – dance of plants, dance of animals, birds, butterfly dance, wave of flowing river, wind etc.

By seeing this bagurumba dance, all Boro people can’t stay calm and quiet. By seeing this dance, suddenly every Bodo people use to dance unknowingly, and they feel peace and happiness in their mind.

There are no certain days and times to perform this dance; this dance can be performed on any occasion, festival and programme. At present Bagurumba dance is famous over the whole world.
<blockquote><poem>“Jath nongabwla
Cool nongabwla
tabwrwm homnanwi-
bamnanwi lagwomwnka
hai lwgw lagwomwnka”</poem></blockquote>
these lines indicate that, if we are not really jath and khul, they might be taken us whenever they want, but we are very much jath and cool so nobody can catch or carry us- it’s a confidential song of Boro women. They thought that, lose character’s women goes to bad practices and if someone comes to catch her, she never protects or restrict them. So we are not that type of women, we are jath and cool.<blockquote><poem>“Turi barinilai daosen
jwngni lagwalwi dajen”</poem></blockquote>(kobam gwrwbhwnai) the meaning of this line is- we should not lose / no failure. We must won any games always. It’s a confidential song of boro women.

==Musical instruments==

Among many different musical instruments, the Bodos use for Bagurumba Dance:

'''[[Sifung]]''': This is a long bamboo flute having five holes rather than six as the north Indian [[Bansuri]] would have and is also much longer than it, producing a much lower tone.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Baruah | first1 = S. | title = 'Ethnic' Conflict as State—Society Struggle: The Poetics and Politics of Assamese Micro-Nationalism | journal = Modern Asian Studies | volume = 28 | issue = 3 | pages = 649–671 | doi = 10.1017/S0026749X00011896 | year = 1994 }}</ref>

* '''Serja''': a violin-like instrument. It has a round body and the scroll is bent forward.
* '''kham ''': a long drum made of wood and goat skin.
* '''Jota''': made of iron/tama.
* '''Gongwna''': made of bamboo.

==Composition==
Bagurumba uses F Major [[Pentatonic scale|Pentatonic Scale]], exactly similar to Chinese Traditional Music, an indication of the ancient Chinese influence.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Phukan, Mitra (2003) Musical Identity and being an Assamese}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Folk dances of Assam]]
* [[Bodo people]]
* [[Bathow Puja]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bagurumba}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605221612/http://www.indiantraveldestinations.com/states-of-india/assam-travel/bodos-bagurumba.html Bodo's Bagurumba] at indiantraveldestinations.com

{{Dance in India}}

[[Category:Indian folk dances]]
[[Category:Bodo people]]
[[Category:Folk dances of Assam]]