How to traditionally harvest paddy in Assam // Blue Sky
Channel: Rang
Date: 26/05/2021

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Today I try show you how to harvest paddy. This is a scene from Goroimari village of Bokakhat sub-division in Golaghat district of Assam. Farmers are harvesting paddy (a variety called borodhan) using traditional method. 
Paddy is cut with the help of kachi. Those who cut paddy are called dawoni. After cutting, the paddy bunches are left for sun drying on top of the paddy sheath. After drying, harvest is brought home carried on the shoulders if it's close by with the help of biriya (a traditional equipment made of bamboo) for further processing.