Religious and Cultural Practices of the Tais of India and Myanmar

By : Ye Lon Buragohain

Page No: 81-90

Abstract
Human beings are social by nature. The life of the people, their traditions, customs, language, culture, social life all bears testimony to the fact that they share common roots. Myanmar and India, sharing a border have witnessed the movement of people with regards to socio-economic factors since time immemorial. The hill ranges dividing Myanmar and Northeast India have not proved a deterrent to the flow of people and along with them their culture from either direction. Indian culture had seeped into Myanmar and vice versa. In this paper, an attempt to look into the religious and ethnic ties that exist between the peoples of Myanmar and India, with particular focus on the Shans of Myanmar and the Tais of Northeast India has been made.

Author :
Ye Lon Buragohain : Principal, Siddhartha Play & Learn 2, Kailash Bhawan, Kanaklata Saikia Path, Bhetapara, Guwahati, Assam
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/SEAR.2023.48.5