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Sonowal Kachari people

Ethnic group of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India

Summary

Ethnic group of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India

Field	Value
group	Sonowal Kachari people
population	235,881
popplace	Predominantly in Upper Assam;
languages	Assamese
religions	Ekasarana Dharma
related_groups

The Sonowal Kachari are one of the indigenous peoples of the state of Assam in Northeast India. They are of Tibeto-Burman origin, and are closely associated with the other ethnic groups of Assam, which are commonly referred to as Kachari. As per the book Ahomar Din, the ancestors of Sonowal Kacharis arrived from Lower Assam with the army of the Koch King Nara Narayan and Gohain Kamal in the 16th century and settled in Sadiya overtime. Most of these Sonowal Kacharis migrated from Sadiya during the early 19th century and resided in the forested area between the Buri Dihing and Dibru rivers of Matak territories. Today, they are predominantly inhabitants of Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts of Assam, along with pocket populations in Jorhat, Sivsagar, Golaghat district of Assam and in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The headquarters of the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council is at Dibrugarh.

Etymology

The name Sonowal comes from the word 'Son' () which means gold in Assamese.The traditional occupation of the Sonowal kacharis was gold panning, that is extracting gold from the riverbeds. The Kacharis those were appointed as gold-washers by the Ahom kings were organised into Sonowal Khel. These Kacharis came to be known as Sonowal Kacharis.

Notable people

Pradan Baruah, Indian politician, former member of Assam Legislative.
Jogesh Das, prominent writer, recipient of Sahitya Academi Award
Jogendra Nath Hazarika, chief minister of Assam (1979)
Lohit Sonowal, inspector of Commando Battalion of Assam Police, awarded the Kirti Chakra military decoration
Sarbananda Sonowal, politician and former chief minister of Assam (-2021)

References

Printed sources

{{Cite journal|last=Prinsep|first=F.R.S James|title=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal|date=1838|volume=7|publisher=Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India)

Internet

References

Sonowal, Ripunjoy. (2014). Some Folklore Medicines of the Sonowal Kachari tribe of Upper Assam, North East India. Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences. 2. 541-543.
"Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
Borborua, Hiteswar, "Ahomor Din",p. 455
"The Kacharis were, therefore, proficient in extracting gold by washing sands of the rivers. When they became subjects of the Ahom kingdom, they were, therefore, appointed as gold-washers and organized into a Sonowal Khel. These Kacharis came to be known as Sonowol Kacharis."{{harv. Dutta. 1985

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