Bulletin Number XV Year 2005

Abstract

This is the 15th Annual issue of the Bulletin of Assam Institute of Research for Tribals and Scheduled Castes, Guwahati. There are altogether ten articles relates to various aspects of Scheduled Tribes as well as Scheduled Castes of Assam and North East India. The Bulletin was edited by Mrs. N A Hazarika, who was also the then Director of the Institute. Contents of the Bulletin are as follows 1. Folklore and Oral History of the Rabhas A Study on Legends and Ballads, 2. Changing Ecology and Problem of Sustainable Development A Case Study of Naitara Chautara Wetland and Three Fringing SC Villages in Goalpara District, 3. Contributions of the Tribals of Assam Towards Modern Assamese Language and Vocables, 4. Plants as Integral Part of the Garo Ethno Medicinal System, 5. The Role of the Deori Women in Their Economy, 6. Pithcraft The Dying Folkart of Some Indigenous People of Assam, 7. Customary Laws and Gender Issues in North East India, 8. Modernization and Tribal Womens Status, 9. Changing Land Relations and Conflicts in North East India, 10. Functions of the Institute.