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culture
north east India is home to different tribal and ethnic
groups, making it one of the most culturally diverse
regions of the country. the tea tribe community, a part
of this rich fabric of cultural heritage, seldom finds a
place in any mainstream discussion and face the threat of
disappearance.
It has been one of the formidable missions of aPPl
Foundation to promote, propagate and encourage
practice of the traditional art forms of the tea tribes of
dooars and assam valley.
Jhumoor is the traditional dance which is
part of the daily life and celebration of the
tea tribes in Assam and West Bengal
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