Char Chapori Culture

Why in news?

  • A controversy sparked in Guwahati, Assam, over the proposed museum reflecting the culture of 'Char-Chapori' people in the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra.

About Char-Chapori Culture

  • The Char-Chapori area denotes the riverine area of lower and central Assam which mainly comprises of Bengali Muslims.
  • Some people claim that the residents in that area are from erstwhile East Bengal, which was an integral part of undivided Indian while some claims that residents have migrated from Bangladesh, reflecting the anti-foreigner sentiment prevalent in Assam.
  • The Char is a floating island and the chaporis are low-lying flood prone riverbanks. They are used ....

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