Abstract: Rabhas are indigenous Mongoloid community. They are found in Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal. The dialect spoken by the Rabha people is mostly Rabha as well as Assamese.In Assam, the Rabha people live mostly in Goalpara,Kamrup,Kokrajhar,Udalguri and Baksa districts and in some places of Bongaigaon,Chirang,Sonitpur and Karbi Anglong districts.They assert themselves a connection to the historical Koch kingdom. In the first phase, Rabha people are mainly forest dwellers. But now they are moved towards the settled urban life. Besidesthis, the change of modernization does not even touch them in a proper way. The Rabha people are always socio-economically backward due to their lack of knowledge and awareness towards their rights. The present study deals with the socio-economic conditions of Rabha people of Kamrup district of Assam...
Keywords: Rabha people, socio-economic condition, connection, backward
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