page_title: Mech people
hierarchical_section_title: Mech people
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: kachris00endl (find matches) Title: The Kacháris Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: Endle, Sidney, 1840?-1907 Gurdon, Philip Richard Thornhagh, 1863- Subjects: Kacháris Publisher: London, Macmillan Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: the Kachari word for water (di;ddi)apparently forms the first syllable of the names of many of thechief rivers of the province, such as Diputa, Dihong, Dibong,Dibru, Dihing, Dimu, Desang, Diku (cf. khu Tista), &amp;c, andto these may be added Dikrang, Diphu, Digaru, &amp;c, all nearSadiya, the earliest known centre of Chutiya (Kachari) powerand civilisation.Distribu- III. But however this may be, there would seem to be goodreason for believing that the Kachari (Bada) race is a muchmore widely distributed one than it was at one time supposedto be. They are undoubtedly found well outside thelimits of modern (political) Assam, i.e., in North-east BengalKoch-Behar, &amp;c, and also in Hill Tippera, where the languageof the people gives decisive evidence that they are of the Badastock. But apart from these outlying members of the race,there are within the limits of Assam itself at least 1,000,000 1 Some interesting remarks on this subject will be found in the Garomonograph. —(Ed. ) tion Text Appearing After Image: I CHARACTERISTICS, PHYSICAL AND MORAL 5 souls, probably many more, who belong to the Kachari race;though many of the number have of late years become more orless Hinduised, and have lost the use of their mother tongue.These may perhaps be conveniently divided into a (1) Northernand (2) a Southern group, the Brahmaputra being takenroughly as the dividing line, thus&#160;:— Name. Approximatenumbers. Chief habitat. /. Northern Group. 1. Bara (Kachari) 2. Rabha (Totala) 3. Mech(Mes) 4. Dhimal 5. Koch. 6. Solanimiyas 7. MahaliyasPhulgariyasSaraniyas J 272,500 31,370 93,900 (See Bryan Hodgson) 10,300 15-18 fami-lies only Western Darrang, KachariD uars, and in NorthKamrup. Goalpara.Do. North-east Bengal. On Northern Frontier fromJalpaiguri to North-west Darrang. Only in Mangaldai Sub-division. Western Darrang. Allslightly Hinduised Ka-charis. II. Southern Group. 1. Di-ma-sa big-water-folk ... 2. Hojais 3. Lalungs 4. Garos 5. Haijongs 6. Hill Tippera (Tripura) people 15,931 2,750 40,160 150,000 Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: The Mech is an ethnic group belonging to Bodo-Kachari group of peoples. The first mention is found from the 13th century, where they are mentioned along with the Koch and Tharu. It is one of the scheduled tribes of India, listed both in West Bengal and Assam, India.
context_section_description: The Mech (spelled Meche in Nepal; pronounced /mes/ or /meʃ/) is an ethnic group belonging to Bodo-Kachari group of peoples. The first mention is found from the 13th century, where they are mentioned along with the Koch and Tharu.   It is one of the scheduled tribes of India, listed both in West Bengal and Assam, India.
caption: A group of Meches, Undivided Goalpara district"; 1911
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