Basumatary

Basumatary or Basumatari is a surname found among the majority Boro people of north-eastern India.^[1] Basumatary comes from the word Biswamutiyari, meaning Earth-folk. The members of the clan cannot bury their dead or erect a funeral pyre without paying a token amount to Mother Earth through Basumatarys .^[2] Basumatary is derived from the Hindu earth goddess Bwiswmuti( Bhudevi ), consort of Varaha( third incarnation of Vishnu). She is the mythical mother of the Boro people .

The mythical dynasty of Boros, the Bhauma dynasty derived its name from Bhudevi/biswamuti. Bhauma dynasty was founded by mythical Bodo/Boro hari(icluding most of the tribes e.g.- Karbi, Naga, Rabha, Kok Borok, Mizo,Deuri any many more tribes/Boro king Narakasura, the son of Baraha and Bwiswmuti. All Kamrupa kings drew their lineage from Narakasura and called themselves as Baro Raja(king of Boros).

People with this surname include:

• Hagrama Mohilary (alias Hagrama Basumatary) - Chief of Bodoland Territorial Council.
• Hitesh Basumatary - Indian politician.
• Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary - Indian politician in Lok Sabha.
• Rajni Basumatary - Indian actress and filmmaker.

• Bodo people
• Bodo Sahitya Sabha
• Bodo language
• Narzary

Surname list

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