Boro people

The Bodos (pronounced bo-ros) are an ethnic and linguistic community, early settlers of Assam in the northeast part of the Republic of India.

Bad

In the culture of the Bodo people, a bad (बाद) is a social crime or offense. There are five different types of bad:

• Agarbad: incest, hitting parents or grandparents, or killing a cow

• Phongslothbad: touching the body of young girl or touching someone of a different caste

• Dhaokibad: eating meat left by a vulture or tiger

• Khaoalibad: using coins or utensils which were offered to dead bodies

• Khoulwbwd bad: talking badly about a person with no reason or proof

References

Related pages

• Bodo nationalism

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