The
Bodos are an
ethnic and linguistic aboriginal group of the
Brahmaputra valley in the
northeast part of
India. The Bodos are recognized as a plains tribe in the Sixth Schedule of the
Indian Constitution.
Udalguri and
Kokrajhar of
Assam are considered the centre of the Bodo area. Historically the great Bodos were known as the
Mech. Even today the Bodos living in West Bengal, Nagaland and Nepal are called Mech. The Bodos use the term
Bodosa (which is pronounced as Borosa meaning son of Bodo) to describe themselves (not to be confused with the Bodosa clan of the
Dimasa people). Even though Bodos are demographically separated they follow the same culture, tradition, language and religion.