Challenges Faced by Women Folk Artists In: Lower Assam

ABSTRACT: The research aims to understand and assess the challenges faced by women folk artists in lower Assam. Assam is the land where people are born with the colours of their culture and stay with the aroma of their folk culture. Assamese folk culture holds the beauty of Assamese dance, music, drama and different cultural phenomenon. All the cultural practices and performances narrate the original scenario of Assamese society. Geographically Assam is divided into two parts that is: Upper Assam and Lower Assam. All these parts are culturally active and are melting their bonds with the uses and practices of their folk traditions and culture because folk culture represents the whole scenario of Assamese society. In Assam, both male and female artists perform their folk culture and they are the ones who develop their culture and maintain the traditional phenomenon. They carefully protect them as the owner of their culture so, both male and female artists play them very happily. Assam is a patriarchal society where females are always suppressed by their societal phenomenon. Also, in the culture female folk artists suffer many social and economic problems. This hampers their skills and affects their socio-cultural life and economic conditions. The objectives of the studies are as follows • To understand the concept of folk art and folk artists of Assam. • To analyze the problems of women folk artists in their socio-cultural life. In this study conclusions and suggestions are formulated based on primary data collected through the interview schedule.