A group of Meche and Bodo girls in attire photo by ( Hemolotha Basumatary)
History: Let us not forget Meches(Bodos) living in the Nepal so that they will never loss their ethinicity.. Many people are misunderstanding our origin Meches and Bodos never represents different tribes they are same. Each drop of blood from Meches will have cent percent similarity with Bodos living in any corner of this world.In many places of eastern Nepal especially at Japha of Mechi zone we have Bodo tribes living with a name known as "Meches" they are also Bodo-Kiratas.
It is due to Aryan invasion in our land we have pushed away from each other although being great warriors Meches were compelled to scatter in some parts of Nepal,West Bengal,Bhutan and mainly in Pragjyotishpur(Purgajwngtipur). A Large number of Meches living at the districts of Kokrajahar,Bangsa,Odalgudi,Darrang, Twipur,Chirang,Dubri,Lakhimpur, Dwimaji are now better known as "Bodos" and misspelled as "Boro"by the people to confuse with the meaning "big" in Bengali.
Meches are mostly cultivators,they used to practise "jhum cultivation" known as "Hadan"but nowadays they have started ploughing with bullocks such practise is commonly known as "Halewnai"(Ha kou ew nai slightly similar with the meaning digging a part of soil). Meches women rear silk worms and are expert weavers. Meches are good hunters and expert in archery. Meches and Limbus are very close in respect of their origin,.Meches worship Sijow as their principal god known as Bathoubwrai.
Fwi Bodo fissa fwr jwng jo jo agan surlangni..
Jwngni Bodo haria malai jwng gadob jagra hari nonga nongtra, Bodo hari ni jarimin kou fwi jwng boi bw gwsw ao lani arw doukhw langni,Jwng leka porainai ao jena,Jwng Abad mounai ao jena,Jwng da nai lunai ao jena,Jwng kou rou bw pejen hanai nonga gwsw ao lakhi Bodo laimwn fwr Jwng Bodo bimani nw fissa arw be haya jwngni nw ha beyao malai ha jwngkou oitasar kalam nw hanai ni mwntai gwiaa.
Note:
1."Your each drop of blood is full of extraordinary skills(hunting,farming,weaving etc) that you have inherited from your ancestors(Bodos) just you need to make it alive with full spirit"
2."The skills that we have inherited from our ancestors are the greatest weapons to uplift our Bodo society"
3. "We the Bodos are socially independent tribes from rest people and this is our merit point to purify our race for everlasting future".
Words by Mwikwm Basumatary
Jwbwd dukuni batra jabai nepalni meche(boro)fwra boro raokhounw rwngla. gannai jwmnai harimufwrabw nepalisw jalangasinw dong. Oblato yunao nepalni borofwra gwmalangnw hasighou. Benikainw assamni borofwra hefazab hwnaya gaham
ReplyDeleteJwng jai pwra bujina arw mitibai jey..jwngni bida pongbai arw bibo binanao pra Nepal ao raijw jana dong hwnnanwi.arw biswrw boro raokou baobai,harimuni gannai jwmnnai pwra bw gwma langbai...Bini kainw jwngni Bodoland ni dwiden giri pwra be haba kou akai ao lanw nangou... like ABSU,NDFB,leading political leaders you have to each our people in Nepal (Meche).
DeleteThats wonderful..the bodo political,social,and religious leaders have to think and workhl hard to restore the culture and traditions of Bodo people in Nepal (Meches). Let us unite our hands to reach our own brothrs and sisters with our richest culture and traditions.. Let us meet our people in Nepal...We Bodo people are not mere tribe,but we are warriors,hunters inventors..The world should know that Bodo people are great people..
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