Assam is a state located in the North Eastern part of India. Assam was an Independent country until 1826.Britishers annexed Assam with India in 1826.The local community of Assam is called Assamese.
Every country have Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern history and Assam have also Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern History.This book is written about the modern days of Assam when the state was annexed with India in 1826 .
The book depicted the vivid picture of the changing social behaviour under British rule and also about the reforms in the Assamese society of Assam.The writer himself came to Assam and research about the Assamese society and it's traditions.
The writer truly wrote about the various groups or castes and it's traditions in Assamese society.The rules in the caste systems of Assam and the intensities of the discrimination regarding caste issues is also written by the writer.
Purification process for the caste system in Assamese is also depicted in the book .Various works which were distributed amongst the upper and lower caste of Assamese society is a very interesting topic in the book.
The reforms in modern Assam changed the mind of Assamese people and the discrimination between upper caste and and lower caste started to decline.The land distribution system amongst various castes is also an astonishing subject in the book.
This book was written and first published in 1984 . If the writer compare the society of Assam between modern period and mediaeval and ancient period the the book may more worthy for the readers.
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