FOLK SONGS OF MISING PEOPLE : A STUDY ON CUSTOMS AND SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS

The North East of India has a rich tradition of folk song since ancient times. In terms of folk song tradition, other parts of India have been inhabited by ethnic people since ancient times. These early inhabitants the ethnic groups have lived in different parts of the diverse environment of India with their own customs and traditions. Therefore, folk songs occupy a special place among all the ethnic groups of the world. The folk songs of the Misings are also colourful. The Misings are very brilliant in folk songs and have a rich heritage. Through these the joys and sorrows of the Mising peoples life, human love, joy-pain, hopes and aspirations, imagination, emotion, feeling etc. can be found. These folk songs are a very fine example of Mising life flow. Therefore, the study of these folk songs as mirror of public life, can be said to be a major tool for understanding the Mising folk culture. The research paper will attempt to bring to light the heritage of Mising folk song and aspects of social consciousness.