A Brief Study Of An Existing Traditional Occupation Among The Scheduled Castes People Of Assam Including Handicraft

Abstract

The Scheduled Castes (SCs) were officially designated socio-economic groups in India. The Constitution of India recognizes sixteen sub-castes in the group of Scheduled Castes community of Assam. Each of the Sub-Caste falling under Scheduled Castes community of Assam practices its own occupation, it is being distinct in type, for livelihood. From the very trade and occupation, one can easily identify one sub-caste from the other .In modern literature, the Scheduled Castes are sometimes referred to as Dalit ( Broken / Dispersed) having been popularized by B.R Ambedkar, a Dalit himself, an economist, reformer, Dalit leader during the independence struggle and also the chairmen of the Constituent Assembly of India.  Language is the distinguishing character of Assamese Scheduled Castes and non- Assamese Castes. The present study is an attempt to examine the identification of existing traditional occupation of Scheduled Castes (SC) people.