The Tibeto-Burman speakers settled in Assam[3] after the Austro-Asiatic speakers,[4] and they were in turn followed by Indo-Aryan speakers.[5] Most of the rulers in Assam prior to the advent of the British were non-Indo-Aryan speakers who had Sanskritized to some extend.[6] At the time of Indian Independence, there existed a number of ethnic groups that were Sanskritized to varying degrees, and the Bodos were one of them.
Compared to other parts of India, such as West Bengal and Maharashtra, opportunity for general and mass education came to North East India only after Indian independence (1947). Following Indian independence, the Bodos were given the opportunity to take advantage of scheduled tribe (ST) status. This process lead to the creation of tribal belts and blocks, protected lands meant for farming and grazing, specifically for the Bodo people. However, the list of ST in Assam continues to grow. There are a sizable number of indigenous community who are claiming ST or SC status.
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