Basumatary

Basumatary or Basumatari is a surname found among the majorutyBoro people of north-eastern India.^[1] Basumatary comes from the word Bwiswmutiyari, 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 Boro people .

Basumatary

Origin
Language(s)	Sanskrit, Boro
Meaning	Earth-Bender
Region of origin	Assam, India
Other names
Variant form(s)	Basumatari, .Bwisumathiary

The mythical dynasty of Boros, the Bhauma dynasty derived its name from Bhudevi/bwiswmuti. 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).

Notable people

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.

See also

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