• Documenting Oral Literature of the Jolhas

Dr.Sajmina Akhtar

Abstract:
Oral Literature is considered to be helpful in reconstructing the History of Mankind. These are basically traditions prevailed among people and alsoare preserved in the memories of the elders. It is very necessary to collect all those to enrich the History of a society. It may include folklore, myths, songs and stories passed down over the years by word of mouth. It is very necessary to lay emphasis on the oral History of the people of the region especially the ethnic groups that would definitely enrich the literature as well as the history of any land. The Jolhas is also an important part of the Tea community of Assam who has a rich oral History of their own. In this paper an attempt has been made to through light on the oral literature of the Jolhas depending on primary sources.