Context: First anniversary of the historic Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) agreement is celeberated.
Bodoland Territorial Region Peace Agreement was signed and a new era of peace has begun.
Bodo
The Boro is the largest ethnolinguistic group in the Assam state of India.
They are a part of the greater Bodo-Kachari family of ethnolinguistic groups and are spread across northeastern India.
They are concentrated mainly in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, though Boros inhabit all other districts of Assam.
Boros are officially identified as "Boro, Borokachari" scheduled tribe under the constitution of India.
Boros speak Boro language, a Boro-Garo language of the Tibeto-Burman family, which is recognised as one of twenty-two scheduled languages in the Indian Constitution.
Over two-thirds of the people are bilingual, speaking Assamese as second language.
The Boro along with other cognate groups of Bodo-Kachari peoples are prehistoric settlers who are believed to have migrated at least 3000 years ago.
The Bodo-Kachari were also some of the first people to rear silkworms and produce silk material and were considered to be advanced in rice cultivation in Assam during this time period.
The Boro people are recognised as a plains tribe in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, and have special powers in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an autonomous division; and also as a minority people
