Open AccessReflection of nature in the material culture of the Karbi tribe: A case from Kamrup (M) district, Assam, India
Author(s) -
Barasha Rani Das,
Nityananda Deka,
Abani Kumar Bhagabati
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
geographical journal of nepal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2565-4993
pISSN - 0259-0948
DOI - 10.3126/gjn.v15i01.42887
Subject(s) - tribe , geography , modernization theory , socioeconomics , field (mathematics) , field survey , relation (database) , sociology , economic growth , anthropology , mathematics , database , computer science , pure mathematics , economics , cartography
The processes of nature-culture interaction and resulting landscapes in an area form fertile fields for geographical research. The present study is an attempt to analyse the reciprocal relation between people and nature in a tribal village environment of the Brahmaputra Valley, Assam. Based on intensive field survey and interviews with the inhabitants, the study reveals that the human-environment relationship in the village is still mutually helpful and more or less sustainable. However, perceptible changes have occurred in the traditional cordial relationship between the people and their environment in respect of habitat, economy and mode of living mainly due to the growing influence of modernization.