Socio-Cultural and Political Role of the Namghar in Assam : A Comparative Study of the Namghars of Borbhogia Village and Bordowa Than/Satra

Contents: Foreword. Acknowledgements. I. 1. Title. 2. Statement of the problem. 3. Objectives. 4. Main hypotheses. 5. Methodology. 6. Review of literature of contextual relevance. II. 1. Introduction. 2. The Bhaki Movement and Assam. 3. The Neo-Vaisnavite Movement in Assam. 4. Srimanta Sankardeva and ethnic integration. 5. Neo-Vaisnavism and women. III. 1. Introduction. 2. The evolution of the Namghar as a product of the Neo-Vaisnavite Movement in Assam. 3. The Namghar as an institution facilitating democratisation. 4. Structure of Namghar and its democratic spirit. 5. The Borbhogia Namghar- a field study. 6. Socio-ethnic composition of Borbhogia. 7. Namghar as a centre for community development. 8. The Borbhogia Namghar as a (1) Community development centre and (2). Panchayat. 9. Bordowa Than- a field study. IV. 1. Introduction. 2. Namghar as a means of communication and education. 3. The Borbhogia Namghar- A centre of political and cultural activity. 4. The Namghar as a promoter of unity, equality and social consciousness- A cultural dimension. V. 1. Summary. Bibliography. Index.