"War Dance" of the Bodos called "Dahal Thungri Mwsanai," which literally means "Shield and Sword dance.<br /><br />The Boros represent one of the largest of the 18 ethnic sub-groups within the Kachari group, first classified in the 19th century. The Bodo-Kacharis have settled in most areas of North-East India, and parts of Nepal. The Bodo-Kachari people constitute a diverse range of the indigenous people of North-east India. Among the Dimasas, who speak a related language, "Bodo" refers to solid/lump/piece. Among the 18 groups mentioned by Endle, the Sonowal and Thengal in the eastern part of the Brahmaputra river are closely related. The others have been either Hinduized or have developed separate identities.<br /><br />Among the Bodo-kacharis the Boros represent one of the largest ethnic and linguistic groups of Northeast India. Typical Boro last names are: Brahma, Boro, Basumatary, Bwisumatary, Basumata, Daimary, Swargiary, Goyary, Khakhlary, Mushahary, Mochary, Mohilary, Narzary, Narjinary,Iswary, Chamframary, Hajowary, Hazowary,Hakhorary, Ramchiary, Baglary, Islary, Iswary, Bodo, Bodosa, Baro, Borgoyary, Kachary, sainary, Wary, Owary, Lahary, Saiba, Karjee etc. The 1971 census report indicated that Bodos were the 8th largest scheduled-tribe group in India.<br /><br />The Bodo language is a member of the Tibeto-Burmese family. The Latin and Assamese scripts were used in the past. Recently, Bodos adopted the Devanagari script.<br /><br />Very early on, Bodos had introduced rice cultivation, tea plantation, pig and poultry farming, and silkworm rearing in North East India. The traditional favourite drink of the Boros is Zu Mai . Rice is a staple food of the Boros and is often accompanied by a non-vegetarian dish such as fish or pork. Traditionally Bodos are non-vegetarians.<br /><br />Weaving is another integral part of Bodo culture. Many families rear their own silkworms, the cocoons of which are then spun into silk. Bodo girls learn to weave from a young age, and no Bodo courtyard is complete without a loom. Most women weave their own Dokhnas (the traditional dress of the Bodo women) and shawls. The Bodos are also expert craftsmen in bamboo products.<br /><br />Source: Wikipedia<br /><br />This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of tens of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang @ gmail . com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.
