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Download or read book BIHU FESTIVALS written by DR PRADIP NEOG and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book elucidates the three Bihu festivals of Assamese culture comprehensively by covering all the features. The contents are presented based on authentic sources, wide range of study, extensive research and practical experiences. The book also reveals far-reaching impacts of modernization on Bihu-culture, and the crucial issues related to preservation of its enormous and magnificent intangible heritages. The process of evolution of the Bihu festivals has been delineated lengthily by citing quite a lot references. Readers will also find precise description of the agrarian festivals celebrated distinctively by 11 different ethnic groups of Assam. Furthermore, 15 magnificent agrarian festivals celebrated in different parts Asia continent are briefly presented by highlighting interesting similarities with the Bihu festivals. The book would serve as an all-inclusive resource book to know the Bihu festivals and Assamese culture thoroughly, and to accomplish any scholastic endeavor including research.