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 People
of Dooars
Dooars region of Jalpaiguri has a great importance
from anthropological point of view. The geographical diversity
combining forests, hills and tea gardens houses a large number
of ethnic groups - a prominent feature of Dooars.
Majority of people falls under schedule cast
and tribes having identical culture, language, custom and religion.
Toto- a primitive tribe has its only settlement in Toto Para
in Dooars. Rava, Mech, Turi, Drukpa are among the other majore
tribes in the region. With the introduction of tea gardens in
Dooars plains during the 19th century there has been a steady
 migration
from the neighboring states like Bihar and Assam and also from
Nepal. Oraon, Munda, Santhal from Bihar started to
settle in the tea gardens as daily labors. Slowly they together
formed a broader society knows as Madesia and became one of
the majore ethnic group in the region mostly in tea gardens.
Rajbansi, a schedule cast group under broader Bengali group,
is the largest population in Dooars. |
