Genesis of FCRC

FCRC has dedicated members form the North-Eastern part of India persevering to preserve the undocumented and un-archived cultures
of different small and big communities settled in this virgin land. In
all the researches done by the Centre, it was very encouraging to
witness the un-polluted cultural symbols of life-style, songs, rituals
et all. These communities were on the verge of losing their identity
from the hegemony of either pervading mechanisation of urban life
or dominant culture of an adjacent bigger community. Interestingly,
there was still no greater influence seen either culturally or theologically
upon some of the tribal communities in the North-Eastern part of India,
period. FCRC has therefore, to retain an archival testimony to such diverse through video and audio documentation. In addition to it,
thoroughly researched publication work has been carried on by the
Centre covering their ethnic culture, language and literature. The
Centre’s aim is to “bring into the mind of people a comparative and
integrated religious and cultural consciousness and establish a solid
foundation for an actual cosmopolitan society” (part “d” of Preamble,
FCRC of North-East of India)

FCRC has audio documented different songs and hymns of the different communities of the tribes of the North Eastern States of India. It is an effort to help those communities to preserve their heritage who folk-lore
exist more in the vocal than written forms.

The video section has a rich collection of the various footage capturing
the various small, but richly cultured communities of the land. For instance the “Tai-Phake” community of Assam, one of the sub clan of
of the “Tai” community who are said to have been migrated from Thai-
land. Their different lifestyle blending with their Buddhist philosophy
and their ability to withstand the onslaught of crass modernity or
dominant religion like Christianity or Hinduism.

All these audio and visual aspects have been given a research-based
manifestation in the literary works produced by the Centre. The
recently released published work drafts the same of the different
communities like “Tai-Phake”, “Singpho”, “Sonowal-Kachari” etc.
In addition to that a detailed book has been worked upon traditional
“tribal-medicine” of different 11 tribes inhabiting in Assam. This
has been done to shed light on the usability and practised medicinal
forms in these tribes mostly regarded as a taboo by modern media
and as propagated by the corporate-allopathic lobby. Other than that
an interesting project of collecting of about 100 tribal folk tales of
Assam has been carried forward.

In some projects in the pipe-line a major work manifesting in an
encyclopaedia upon the major tribes of Assam has been planned out.


FCRC has realised the fear shared by many sociologist-anthropologist
that many such mentioned communities are slowly on the verge of extinct
or already are extinct. In interaction with members of the community
it was a sad aspect to realise that the isolation and the “looked-down-upon” attitude of the majority communities has even created an inner
centrifugal force within the communities where the new generations
has withdrew from the existing practices of lore and norms. To provide
a solution for this double-edged social ailment, FCRC has solemnly
resolved to work in the afore-mentioned processes and help other
individuals and centres to do so.


View our collection of footage at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq9Qmi7Wrbg







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