10 Facts of BODOS (Mlechha/Mlech/Mech) you should know

MAP SHOWING THE AREAS OF HABITATION BY THE BORO RACES

The 10 less known facts of the BODO or BORO (Mech) community-

• Nakrashur (NARKHW-ASHUR) ruled in Assam who belonged to Kirat-Ashur tribe. Pragjyotishpur (PURGAJWNGTIPUR-LAND OF BRIGHT LIGHT) was his capital. He belonged to the Kirat-ashur nationality, also called Mlechha king or the king of the Mlech or Mech people. (Kirat Janakriti, S.K.Chatterjee). 
• The kamakhya temple build by Narkrashur was a Bathou temple.
• Narakasur was killed by Lord Krishna of Dwaraka.
• King Bhagadatta, the son of King Narkashur, also took part in the battle of Kuruchetra. He formed two regiments and fought on the side of Kauravas against the Pandavas. He was slain in the battle.
• An intellectual luminary Dr. S. K. Chatterjee in his competent work, "Kirat Janakriti" mentions that Buddha, who is considered as one of the greatest leaders and teachers of mankind, was thought to be of pure or of mixed Kirat origin.
• The Bodos are the first settlers and thought to have introduced rice cultivation and silkworm rearing to the region. 
• The word ‘Bodo’ was first used by the European scholar, Hudgson to refer to a group of languages of the Mongoloid race and Sino-Tibeto group of people inhabitating the hills and plains of the entire North Eastern region of India.
• Mr. Rajani Kanta Hazarika mentioned in the “Book Mangal Kachari Gupta Itihas” (1986) that the kings of the Kirata of that early age used the Boro language of the present age along with their subjects. During the period of the pre-Mahabharata age there was no habitant of any other nations in the Eastern part of Guwahati than the Kirata Mangal people. The people of the Bodo Kachari group of families belonged to the family of the Bana King. The people of that family used the Boro Language.
• The Bodo language had a script of its own called Deodhai.
• According to Dr. P.C. Chowdhury and other historians the Boro language was the official and Court language of the Kirata Kings. With the help of Boro language and its medium, the Kiratas developed their art and culture and were civilized. But in the later period the Aryan Kings and the people tried to destroy the Boro Language and Mediums.
  
  
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The Word Assamese has become a threat to Indigenous Tribal.

The word Assamese should not exist, as we refer the history there is no community or tribe known as Assamese it is only another state nationality given by some conservative political organizations for vote banks and selfish mileage. Today this same term 'Assamese' has become a threat to the language, customs, traditions and belief of indigenous tribal.

Living in India we have only one citizenship i.e. 'Indian' and Assam is only demarcation of place or area, Article 15 of the Constitution provides that the State should not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them. Single citizenship is a great step forward in the creation of a united and integrated India. According to M. V. Pylee, “the provision of single citizenship is a great step forward in the creation of an integrated Indian society.
As a result, the citizens of India are clothed with common civil and political rights all over the country. A single citizenship for the entire country removes much of the artificial State barriers that prevailed in pre- independence days and facilitates the freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse throughout the territory of India”.

But, the Asam Sahitya Sabha has violated the constitution by terming people living in Assam as Assamese. Consider all those people as Assamese who, irrespective of community, language, religion and place of origin, who accept Assamese as their mother tongue or either their second or third language.
Which only gives emphasis to a particular language neglecting the indigenous tribal languages and endangering them. There are many people in Assam who can only speak their native language.
Recently, the govt. of Assam has printed the NRC forms only in Assamese, Bengali and English, which is and insult to Bodo tribal population of about 30 lakhs. This awful sense of isolation where the forms available in the entire state are only in English, Assamese and Bengali is an insult. More than 30 lakhs of Bodos in the entire state who can read and write in Bodo language will be bewildering at the forms, large group of community would be deprived of using the language listed within the 8th schedule. Such an injustice was only possible with their negligence and to impose their language and culture. Presently, NRC (National Register of Citizens) form printed in Bodo language for BTAD region is proposed by the Govt. of Assam, after the demand raised by ABSU (All Bodo Student Union) and the people of proposed Bodoland. *(Bodo language is included in the 8th schedule of Indian Constitution)

We do not have dual citizenship system in India to introduce a new term ASSAMESE as a state nationality. We are only Indians and we are known by our own tribe and race within India. We do not need the term Assamese to claim for our rights, we can directly mention indigenous people of Assam if we want it for claiming rights without mixing them as it is the proper way of safeguarding the endangered languages and cultures of different tribes. We have a strong historical background to proof our origin, it is totally baseless to say "Definition of Assamese is required as per clause-6 of Assam accord" only a lost tribe or an illegal immigrant will stick to it as they can't prove their origin.

Assam is a state where people can not live with dignity without identity, and as many independent and popular tribes have grown strong from past decade with their own councils they try to break our unity with all sorts of unacceptable definitions and conditions, please do not be the victims of those traitors.. STOP DIVIDING INDIA!

By Thomas Basumatary

Youth Ambassador,
Global Volunteer Network (GVN) Foundation

Fallacy of "My life my rules" system of thought in relevance to the contemporary Bodo society

Note:

1. I have assumed that people following "My life my rules" principles have an Individualistic bent of mind contradictory to collectivism.
2.  Though many groups work for the social welfare of the Bodos, only ABSU is mentioned.

Dissection and attributes of this style of thinking

  Technically speaking, this ideology advocates full independence of personal thought process and freedom to choose and set the path and direction  that an individual perceive to be the best and most natural way of accomplishing his/her economic, educational, social or spiritual/religious pursuits and aspirations. The DNA of this line of thinking can be traced back to western philosophy. In the Indian context, the ethical and moral justification of such ideology is fair and good as far as it remains a constructive social phenomena where questions of social/moral degradation seldom come to the picture,  but as this philosophy boils down to individuals its inherent flaws become conspicuous. Because, individual may not possess the complexity in his/her thinking process to deal with social/moral issues pragmatically. To incompetent and simplistic individuals, it would only mean access to short-term euphoria and freedom from responsibility. It will basically contradict the very purpose for which individual freedom is granted. In a nutshell this philosophy upholds only in society where education and skill has already reached its zenith. Hence, taking into account the Indian educational and social development scenario, "Our life, Our rule" can serve the purpose much better.

Remembrance of the Great Visionary Leader Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma (Bodofa Day)

Today as we observe the 25th death anniversary of Bodofa (Father of Bodos) Upendra Nath Brahma (उपेन्द्रनाथ ब्रह्मा) the most powerful tribal leader of the twentieth century , a former president of the union who led the Bodoland movement across the state, we remember the sacrifices done by him. A student leader who had brought about remarkable changes in the lives of the downtrodden through the Bodoland movement. He was a leader not only for the Bodos but also for the underprivileged. He dream of a literate society. A great soul among the greatest visionary leaders of the Bodoland movement and an icon of leadership, sacrifice and unity.

BJP Promises Indian Citizenship For Bangladeshi Hindu Refugees

Hindu refugees from Bangladesh will be given Indian citizenship if BJP comes to power in Assam in next year's Assembly poll, party president Amit Shah said. Some Hindus have come from Bangladesh due to religious disturbances.

BJP will give all of them citizenship once we come to power in Assam next year," Shah said at a rally here. Not only in Assam, but the party will work towards giving Indian citizenship to all Bangladeshi Hindu immigrants across the country, he added.

"Next elections will be fought on this issue. Assam poll will be for freeing the state of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. Assam polls will also

Reasons Why I Want Bodoland

Let’s review the history of Bodo-Kacharis, History reveals that we Bodos(Bodo is derived from 'Bod' which means 'Tibet'), known as Kiratas, Asuras, Danavas and Mlecchhas in the ancient period of time, were the earliest inhabitants of the Northeastern region of India. Our ancestors migrated to the north-eastern part of India at about 5000 BC in search of greener pasture and better living from central Asia such as China, Mongolia, Tibet and Siberia. Writing about Bodos Endle remarked "in feature and general appearance they approximate very closely to Mongolian type; and this would seem to point to Tibet and China as the original home of the race". With the passage of time and situation, our ancestors scattered in different parts of the region and acquired different tribe names.  In the Brahmaputra Valley we are known as Boros, in Tripura as Tripuris, in north Cachar as Dimasas and so on.

Bodo-Kacharis were first classified by S. Endle as the Kacharis. Here, Bodo is derived from

The British stooge Tagore and the National Anthem - By Justice Markandey Katju

There is a controversy as to whether the Indian national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" was written by Rabindra Nath Tagore in praise of God, or as sycophancy in praise of the British King George the fifth.

In my opinion the evidence is strongly in favour of the second view.

To explain, let me first quote the Engish translation of the song:

• "Victory to thee,
• O ruler of the minds of the people,
• O Dispenser of India's destiny.
• Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindh,Gujarat and Maratha,Of the Dravida, Odisha and Bengal;
• It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
• mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganges and ischanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
• We get up with your blessed name on our lips,
• We pray for your auspicious blessings,
• Thou dispenser of India's destiny.
• Victory, victory, victory to thee."

Now a few things must be noted about this song:

1.The song was composed at precisely the time of the visit of the British King George the fifth and Queen Mary in December, 1911.

2.The poem does not indicate any love for the motherland.

3. The "Adhinayak" (Lord or Ruler) is being hailed. Who was the ruler of India in 1911? It was the British, headed by their King-Emperor.

4. Who was the "Bharat Bhagya Vidhata" (dispenser of India's destiny) at that time ? It was none but the British, since they were ruling India in 1911.

5.The song was sung for the first time in India on the second day of the Calcutta Conference of the Congress party in December 1911. This conference was held specially to give a loyal welcome to King George the fifth, and to thank him for annulling the Partition of Bengal in 1905.

6. The agenda of the second day of the Calcutta Conference, in which the song was sung, was specially reserved for giving a loyal welcome to George the fifth, and a resolution was adopted unanimously that day welcoming and expressing loyalty to the emperor and empress.

7. It was only as late as in 1937, when he wanted to show himself as a patriot, that Tagore denied that he had written the song to honour the British king. 

The above facts almost conclusively prove that "Jana Gana Mana" was composed and sung as an act of sycophancy to the British king.

And we have proudly adopted this song as our national anthem?

Jai ho!

 Source- Justice Markandey Katju's blog

Hypocrisy in Bihu Celebration

Few day back the indigenous people in Assam went through a political storm where they went through long debates, "Who is an Assamese?" was the question mark put in everyone's desk. 

Some of the definitions given by different organization are listed bellow- 

1. Assam Sahitya Sabha: "Indian nationals irrespective of community, language, religion and place of origin, who accept Assamese as their mother tongue or either their second or third language." 

2. All Assam Students' Union: "Those who figure in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) 1951 and their descendents." 

3. Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha: "Indigenous people of Assam whose mother tongue is Assamese or who have their own local dialects and languages community-wise but use Assamese as link language to communicate between them."

 4. Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty: "Assamese comprise nearly 20 Castes and 60 ethnic groups, tea garden workers and Rajasthani or Bengali people who came long ago and accepted the local culture, the Garia Moriyas who entered assam almost at the time as the Ahoms and the Sikhs who came to fight for Ahom King Chandrakanta Singha." 

But the recent statement made by the respected President of Pub Guwahati Bihu Sanmilan against Zublee Baruah again raised many question marks in everyone's ideologies. He stated in a TV Channel that Zublee is

Who are Rajbongshis?

Rajbonshis are Hinduised people belonging to the lower caste in the Hindu caste system who now speak Assamese and Bengali languages. They are darker than other tribes. Some of them have Aryan features but some of them have mongoloid features. Their population is more than 1 crore.

*What's their origin?

Asking a Rajbonsghi, an obvious reply would be-"we're the descendants of the Koch kings" but the truth is that none of them are any descendant of the Koch kings. Can a single royal family sprout out into more than 1 crore population in just 500 years? There's no logic here therefore who are they? When the Bodo-Koch king, Naranarayan converted to Hinduism,he converted his family members to

BWISAGU Boosted up with the Baokungri Festival

Baisagu, one of the most popular seasonal festival of the Bodos, which means the start of the new year is a Boro word which originated from the word "Baisa" which means year or age, and "Agu" that means starting or start. Hence, 'Baisagu' the starting time of the year or age. This year Bwisagu started on 14th April, where a large number of people were seen enjoying the beauty of nature with songs, dance and special musical instruments like Kham, Siphung, Serja, jotha etc.

The festival is boosted up with the "Baokungry Festival" where thousand of people were seen in the Baokungri hill side of Kokrajhar district merrymaking, starting from young to old. Hiking on the stiff rough hill are seen, variety of foods from different ethnic groups added a flavor to the event. The beauty of Bodo Homeland is flowering with the colorful festival.

We the Trending Facts Now team extend our heartfelt greetings to our fellow BODOS on this Beautiful occasion, may this Bwisagu bring joy and peace in the region. 
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Reason Why I am Totally Against Cow Slaughter Ban in INDIA

I have no desire to be controversial, only a desire to be rational. Some might say "You should respect the feelings of majority!" my only answer is "I respect feelings of everybody, but I refuse to respect stupidity."
I am totally against the ban on cow slaughter, not because I like to eat beef! But, only because there is no ground of rationality in banning beef.
I went through this Article 48 which says slaughter of Cow is prohibited in Constitution of India, but not on religious grounds, but on Agriculture and Animal farming perspective. Here is the Statement:
Article 48 in The Constitution Of India 1949
48. Organization of agriculture and animal husbandry The State shall endeavour to organise agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines and shall, in particular, take steps for preserving and improving the breeds, and prohibiting the slaughter, of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle.
‪#‎NOTE‬ Not everything in the Constitution is sensible.
NOW!
90% of the world eats beef. Are they all rakshasi and

Truth Behind The 2012 Ethnic Riots In Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD)

Analysts say that the main cause of the clash between Bodo tribals and immigrant Muslims 2012 was control over land. Kokrajhar and Chirang were predominantly a Bodo tribal majority areas till nineties.

But there were migration of immigrant Muslims to the Gossaigaon sub division areas in Kokrajhar district since beginning of nineties.
Immigrant Muslim population has increased exponentially in Gossaigaon sub division in last two decades.
Immigrant Muslims procured lands from many Bodos in Gossaigaon areas and outnumbered Bodos in many villages. Over a period of time, there were migrations of immigrant Muslims to Kokrajhar and Chirang town areas. These immigrant Muslims are mainly agricultural labourers and daily wage earners.
The control over land by immigrant Muslims in Bodo heartland and increasing population of immigrant Muslims in Kokrajhar and other districts of BTC created fear psychosis among Bodos.
(With inputs from agencies and Wikipedia)

Tension among Muslims and Non-Muslims have always prevailed in the region.
There are people of diverse tribes, communities living in the BTAD, and that's the fact. But accusing Bodos as involving in the process of ethnic cleansing was just a fabricated stories.
It is noteworthy to understanding that the BTAD comprises of villages of the tribal belts and blocks notified in the Chapter X of Assam land and revenue regulation, (1886 ALRR). In the exercise of powers conferred on it under section 160 and 161 of ALRR, the Govt. of Assam created as back as 1947-1948, Tribal belts and Tribal blocks and notified the people belonging to the communities viz. Bodo, Rabha, Lalung (Tiwa), Sonowal, Mishing,Kacharies, Santhals, Gurkas and Rajbanshi, making them eligible to reside in such belts and blocks. These belts and blocks were created on the basis of the predominant tribal population.
Considering the above fact, we can not consider Bodos’ involvement in the process of ethnic cleansing in BTAD.
*Now the question is "why tribal Bodos have become minority in their own land?". We need to think that, if the tribal population of tribe like Bodos in BTAD which mainly comprises tribal belts and blocks, has been reduced to less than 50%, it is very sure to that extend that there has been encroachment of immigrants in the villages situated within tribal belts and Blocks, of which the illegal immigrants from Bangladesh are the dominant proportion.

 Now, the CBI, which was probing the 2012 ethnic riots in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD), has named an Assam Police constable as the main culprit for fueling clashes in its final report, Mohibur Islam alias Ratul, the accused.

"Investigation in the case has revealed that Mohibur, a suspended police constable, had committed offenses of promoting enmity between different

Who is ASSAMESE?

I always knew and know that INDIA has a single citizenship!! but, I  saw many literate fools, claiming BODOS and other indigenous tribes of  Assam such as KARBI, RABHA, MISHING, GARO, DIMASHA, etc. etc. to be  Assamese.. there can never be a proper definition for Assamese. Because  people of Delhi do not call themselves as Delhian, Maharastra do not  call Maharastrian, Bangalore do not call as Bangalorian, Meghalaya do not call Meghalayan, then why people  of Assam should be called as Assamese?? Its not UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! its INDIA! We have no dual citizenship! WE have only one nationality!! INDIAN!!!
 ASSAM is only demarcation of place or area, there is no such term as ASSAMESE!
 1st of all we are INDIANS, &
 2nd to which ever tribe or race you belong to!
If you ask a person in India, from where you belong to? 
Answer will be...
I am from Punjab n I am Punjabi
From Gujarat-Gujarati
From Bengal-Bengali
That's because there is indeed communities and tribes known as Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali etc.
Now I would like to inform that there is no tribe or community known as ASSAMESE.
The term ASSAMESE is only given by

What is Bodoland Territorial Council?

The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is a territorial privilege established according to the Memorandum of Settlement of February 10, 2003. BTC came into existence immediately after surrender of BLTF (Bodo Liberation Tigers Force) cadres.
The BLTF laid down their weapons on December 6, 2003 under the leadership of Hagrama Mohilary and Hagrama was sworn in as the Chief Executive Member (CEM) on December 7, 2003.
The BTC has 12 electorate members each looking after a specific area of control called somisthi. The area under the BTC jurisdiction is called the Bodo Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD).
The BTAD is to consist of four contiguous districts — Kokrajhar, Baska, Udalguri and Chirang — carved out of eight existing districts — Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup, Darrang and Sonitpur — an area of 27,100 km² (35% of Assam).
That the BTAD is created under the sixth schedule of the Constitution of India has been opposed by some organizations.

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