{"id":64198,"date":"2025-09-19T13:24:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T07:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=64198"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:33:31","slug":"moran-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/moran-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Moran Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Moran Community Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Moran community in Assam has ramped up the pressure in their demand for Scheduled Tribe status.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Moran Community<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Moran is a lesser <\/span><b>known community of Assam and <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mainly concentrated in the Tinsukia district and also residing in <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is said that prior to the advent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ahom-dynasty\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ahoms<\/strong><\/a>, the Morans had their <\/span><b>own independent kingdom at Bengmara<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is the present day Tinsukia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They had a common dialect of their own which was derived from the Bodo group of <\/span><b>Tibeto-Burman linguistic family.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Later they started <\/span><b>using Assamese.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Religious Affiliation of Moran Community<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morans are Vaishnava by religion and belong to the <\/span><b>Moamoria Sect.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were introduced to Vaishnavism by <\/span><b>Sri Aniruddha Deva,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> disciple of Sri Sankara Deva.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to their conversion to Vaishnavism were the followers of <\/span><b>Shakta faith affiliated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the <\/span><b>Kechaikhati Than,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a shrine where the mother goddess is worshipped.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Festivals:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They celebrate <\/span><b>Gasar Talar Bihu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Bihu dance performed under a tree) is very popular among the Moran tribe and Kheri is also celebrated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/morans-begin-economic-blockade-in-assams-tinsukia-as-community-ramps-up-demand-for-st-status-10252253\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moran is a community of Assam and mainly concentrated in the Tinsukia district and also residing in Arunachal Pradesh. 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