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The '''Sarania Kachari''' is one of a major ethnic community in the state of Assam, Northeast India. People are predominantly inhabitants of Udalguri, | The '''Sarania Kachari''' is one of a major ethnic community in the state of Assam, Northeast India. People are predominantly inhabitants of [[Kamrup Metropolitan district |Kamrup (Metro)]], [[Kamrup Rural district|Kamrup (Rural)]], [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]], [[Baksa district|Baksa]], [[Udalguri district|Udalguri]], [[Darrang district|Darrang]], [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]], [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]] and [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigoan]] districts of Assam.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HOME|url=http://udalguri.gov.in/peopleculture.htm|access-date=2020-06-26|website=udalguri.gov.in}}</ref> Sarania Kacharis are the offshoot of different ethnic groups of the tribes of people living in Assam, that is [[Bodo people|Bodo]], [[Rabha people|Rabha]], [[Garo people|Garo]], [[Tiwa (Lalung)]], [[Karbi people|Karbi (Mikir)]], [[Mising people|Missing (Miri)]], etc.<ref>{{harvcol|Haloi|2017|p=1}}The Sarania Kacharis are the offshoot of different ethnic groups of the tribes of people living in Assam, that is Bodo or Boro Kachari, Rabha, Garo, Tiwa(Lalung), Karbi(Mikir), Missing (Miri), etc. The majority have been found to inhabit the districts of Kamrup (Metro), Kamrup (Rural), Nalbari, Baksa, Odalguri, Darrang, Barpeta, Dhemaji and Bangaigaon.</ref> The group of Kacharis who converted to Vaishnavite faith ([[Ekasarana Dharma|ekasaranama-dharma]]) by taking ''Saran'' (refuge) under a Brahmin priest or a Vaishnavite guru came to be referred as the Sarania Kacharis.<ref>{{harvp|Haloi|2017|p=2}}: In Assam, in the wake | ||
of the Vaishnavite movement, some of them converted to Vaishnavite faith. That | |||
is, they took initiation or sarana under the Brahmin priest or Vaishnava Guru as | |||
the case might be. And so it was that they came to be regarded as the Sarania | |||
Kachari.</ref> The notable surnames used by the community are Sarania, [[Das (surname)|Das]], Deka, [[Choudhury]], Medhi, [[Hazarika]].<ref>{{harvp|Haloi|2017|p=2}}: In the zeal towards their newly accepted faith they preferred to use | |||
surnames such as Sarania, Das, Deka, Choudhury, Medhi and Hazarika etc.</ref> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{ | * {{cite thesis|type=PhD|last=Haloi|first=Jurimani|title=A socio cultural study of the sarania kacharis in assam with special reference to literature|publisher=Gauhati University|year=2017|hdl=10603/223897}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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The Sarania Kachari is one of a major ethnic community in the state of Assam, Northeast India. People are predominantly inhabitants of Kamrup (Metro), Kamrup (Rural), Nalbari, Baksa, Udalguri, Darrang, Barpeta, Dhemaji and Bongaigoan districts of Assam.[1] Sarania Kacharis are the offshoot of different ethnic groups of the tribes of people living in Assam, that is Bodo, Rabha, Garo, Tiwa (Lalung), Karbi (Mikir), Missing (Miri), etc.[2] The group of Kacharis who converted to Vaishnavite faith (ekasaranama-dharma) by taking Saran (refuge) under a Brahmin priest or a Vaishnavite guru came to be referred as the Sarania Kacharis.[3] The notable surnames used by the community are Sarania, Das, Deka, Choudhury, Medhi, Hazarika.[4]
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- ↑ "HOME". udalguri.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ↑ (Haloi 2017:1)The Sarania Kacharis are the offshoot of different ethnic groups of the tribes of people living in Assam, that is Bodo or Boro Kachari, Rabha, Garo, Tiwa(Lalung), Karbi(Mikir), Missing (Miri), etc. The majority have been found to inhabit the districts of Kamrup (Metro), Kamrup (Rural), Nalbari, Baksa, Odalguri, Darrang, Barpeta, Dhemaji and Bangaigaon.
- ↑ Haloi (2017), p. 2: In Assam, in the wake of the Vaishnavite movement, some of them converted to Vaishnavite faith. That is, they took initiation or sarana under the Brahmin priest or Vaishnava Guru as the case might be. And so it was that they came to be regarded as the Sarania Kachari.
- ↑ Haloi (2017), p. 2: In the zeal towards their newly accepted faith they preferred to use surnames such as Sarania, Das, Deka, Choudhury, Medhi and Hazarika etc.
References[edit | edit source]
- Haloi, Jurimani (2017). A socio cultural study of the sarania kacharis in assam with special reference to literature (PhD). Gauhati University. hdl:10603/223897.
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