Basumatary or Basumatari is a surname found among the
Boro people of north-eastern India. Basumatary comes from the word ''Basumati-ároi'', meaning Earth-folk. The members of the clan cannot bury their dead or erect a funeral pyre without paying a token amount to Mother Earth through Basumatarys .
Basumatary is derived from the Hindu earth goddess Basumati(
Bhudevi ), consort of
Varaha( third incarnation of
Vishnu). She is the mythical mother of Boro people .
The mythical dynasty of Boros, the
Bhauma dynasty derived its name from
Bhudevi/basumati. Bhauma dynasty was founded by mythical Bārā/Bara hari/Boro king
Narakasura, the son of Baraha and Basumati. All
Kamrupa
Kamarupa (; also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, was (along with Davaka) the first historical kingdom of Assam.
Though Kamarupa prevailed from 350 to 11 ...
kings drew their lineage from Narakasura and called themselves as Baraha-pati(king of Boros).
Notable people
People with this surname include:
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Hagrama Mohilary
Hagrama Mohilary (born 1 March 1969) is an Indian politician who has served as the Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council. Mohilary was elected as the Chief of Executive Committee of the Bodoland Territorial Council which ...
(alias Hagrama Basumatary) - Chief of Bodoland Territorial Council.
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Hitesh Basumatary - Indian politician.
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Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary
Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary (born 1 January 1960) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Kokrajhar constituency of Assam. He is an Independent.
Bwiswmuthiary has been elected to the Lok Sabha as an independent candida ...
- Indian politician in Lok Sabha.
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Rajni Basumatary
Rajni Basumatary is an Indian filmmaker and actress, best known for her role of Mary Kom's mother (Mangte Akham Kom) in the 2014 Hindi film ''Mary Kom''. Basumatary has written and produced the highly acclaimed feature film ''Anurag''. Her direc ...
- Indian actress and filmmaker.
See also
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Bodo people
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Bodo Sahitya Sabha
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Bodo language
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Narzary
References
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Occupational surnames
Surnames of Indian origin
Bodo-language surnames