An extinct marriage practice of the Ravidas community of Barak Valley

Abstract

Along with people from other communities, people from the Ravidas community also came to Cachar district as chalani workers at various times since 1855. The people of the Rabidas population are mainly ‘Nishads’ or ‘Proto Australoids’. They are untouchables, dalits, backward communities . So they live in mud houses far away from the locality, so that the people of other castes do not have any inconvenience. The language spoken by the Ravidas community is 'Bhojpuri'. Just as the Ravidas community has a distinct language, their social system, judicial system, various marriage rituals are all distinct. In fact, their society stands on some traditional principles and rules. There was a custom in the marriage culture of the Ravidas community, which has largely disappeared today. Our original report will discuss that secret ethos at length.