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