I have done the designing of the entire file and composed the Rajbanshi Part ! Another group member composed the Manipuri part.

1. Group
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Introduction to
Rajbanshi and Manipuri
Ethnic Communities

2. Sornaly Ahmed
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Fahima Rahman
Prema
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Fatema Jannat
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Tamzid
Mushtaque
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S.M. Abidur
Rahman Shuvo
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Shaira Parvin
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Adiba Jahan
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Group
Members

3. Introduction to
Rajbanshi
Who are they?
Where do they live?
• indigenous ethnic group in
Indian subcontinent
• Also called Kuch or Koch
• Rajbanshi means
descendants of the king
• Behind in every aspect now
than others in Bangladesh.
• Have amazing culture of their
own.
• They are found in Indian Assam,
Bihar, Meghalaya and West
Bengal.
• They are also found in Nepal
• In Bangladesh we can see them
in Rangpur division.

4. Cultural Aspects of Rajbanshi
Ethnic Community
Language
Food Habit
Ornaments
• Rajbashis speaks in a Bengali
Assamese language
• Called by different names
• This language is known as
Kamatapuri,Rangpuri,Tajpuri
and also simply Rajbanshi
language.
• Fokdoi,Pata-Khaoa,
Payalka, Sutka, Sidol
• Chhyaka’s as food,
medicine, detergent.
• Chheka Sakh, Lapha Sakh
• Gua pan,Doi Cira,Bakkha
• Green vegetable and fresh
meats, less consumption of
fish.
• Different beautiful metal
made ornaments
• Pan-Bala
• Chura
• Shithi Band

6. Cultural Aspects of Rajbanshi
Ethnic Community
House patterns
Amusements
Dresses
• Kamatapuri folk songs,
Bhawaiyya songs, Catka and
pala gan
• Dotara, Sharinda, Bena,Tasi,
Dhak, Khol, Kansi, Kartal,
Sanai, Kupa-Banshi
• Kushan dance, Kartika Nrittya,
Hudum Nrittya.
• Men wear: Angsa and Jama
which is a kind of inner.
• Women wear: Bukuni-
Patani, Agran, Angsa,
Chadar which a piece of
cloth tied around the chest
and extends up to knees. • Rectangular pattern
• Open Space in the
middle: Angina
• North side: Betel nuts or
fruits garden.
• West side:Normally
bamboo gardern.

8. Cultural Aspects of Rajbanshi
Ethnic Community
Burial system
Professions
Worship and Customs
• Converted into Hindu from
koches. they Were the
worshiper of non-Aryan
god and goddess.
• They Worship Thakur
Bhrammani, respects Kali,
Practice Shamanism
• Play mud and water during
major festivals.
• Dead body is either buried
or cremated according
Hindu rituals.
• 3-5 days ritual for children
who grew teeth and for
the adults, the body is
observed for the 13 days.
• Mainly agriculture based
professions
• Very hardworking ethnic
community
• Some are petty businessman
• Nowadays some are white
collar job holders too.

10. Who are they?
The Meithei people are the
majority ethnic group of
Manipur, a northeastern
state of India.
Where do they live?
In Manipur, a state in
northeastern India, with the
city of Imphal as its capital.
In Bangladesh they live in
Sylhet district.
Introduction to
Manipuri

11. Cultural Aspects of Manipuri
Ethnic Community
Language
Meitei Lon or Manipuri
language, the mother tongue of
the Manipuri people, belongs to
the Kuki-Chin group of the
Tibeto-Burman sub-family of
the Mongolian family of
languages.
Food Habit
The staple diet of Manipur
consists of rice, fish, and
large varieties of leafy
vegetables (of both aquatic
and terrestrial)
Ornaments
Their exclusivity in
ornaments lies in bead
ornaments, ivory
armlets and ornaments
of seeds or beetles

13. Cultural Aspects of Manipuri
Ethnic Community
Amusements
Manipuri dance, known as
Jagoi, is one of the major
Indian classical dance forms.
The songs used in Manipuri are
usually from the great poets of
old such as Jaydev, Vidyapati,
Chandidas, Govindadas or
Gyandas.
Dresses
A traditional Manipuri
costume for women
includes a shawl called
Innaphi, a Phanek and a
wrap around skirt called
sarong. A Manipuri man
wears a dhoti, a jacket
and a white Pagri or
turban.
House patterns
pillars, lower horizontal
beams, cross beams and
lower roof supports that
all made of wood. The
mate of bamboo chip
makes the wall of the
house.

15. Cultural Aspects of Manipuri
Ethnic Community
Professions
Agriculture is the main
occupation and the largest
productive unit of
Manipur's economy.
Worship and Customs
Sanamahism or Sanamahi
Laining to the traditional
Meitei beliefs and religion
found in Manipur. In their
main festivals they perform
Gopi Nrittya, Rash Nrittya
Burial system
1.Disposal in air
(Nungshit Potloi)
2.Disposal in water
(Eshing Potloi)
3.Burial into the ground
(Leipak Potloi)
4.Cremation (Meigi
Potloi)

17. Conclusion
Many changes have been taken place in the Rajbanshi and Manipuri
society balancing with the multi-dimensional culture of the world
Dance forms, languages, dress and ornaments, food habit, profession,
songs and festivals, music and musical instruments, burial system, all
these cultural pattern and traits not only unique but also an important
part of Bangladeshi culture.
We should create space for them to foster their culture which is not
only their culture, but also a subject of pride over the world for us.