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Socio-Economic and Cultural Identity of Kurmi-A Tea and Ex Tea Garden Labour Community of Barak Valley in Assam, India

Author Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India

Res. J.  Language and Literature Humanities, Volume 3, Issue (9), Pages 1-4, October,19 (2016)

Abstract

During the British rule in India, especially at the time of tea plantation in Assam, huge number of labourers were imported in Assam from different parts of India. Kurmi are one of the castes who were migrated in region of Assam. This paper tries to focus on the socio economic and cultural as well as growth of Kurmi in Barak valley of Assam. Barak valley is located, at the southern part of Assam. Researcher has analysed different factors in this paper that influence the socio economic condition of Kurmi People.

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