In the whole of the state of Assam valley, one can easily come across numerous tribal communities who have settled down in every nook and corners of the region. Apart from the Assam valley , these Dubla tribal community also are found in other state of Indian subcontinent like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman & Diu.
As far as the languages are concerned, most of these Dubla tribes carry on conversation in the wonderful language of the same name. It is a type of Bhil language, which falls into the famous Indo-Aryan language family.
There are many anthropologists who have thronged the region in order to catch a glimpse of the lifestyle and culture of this Dubla tribal community. Certain important information are being inferred by them. According to their observation, the entire Dubla community can be divided into 20 sub divisions. Out of these Dubla tribes, Talavias have got the highest ranking in the Dubla society.
Following the tradition of the tribal life of the Indian subcontinent, these Dubla tribes too have got a rich heritage of tradition as has been exemplified in elements like dancing , singing , festivals etc. The Gheria dance is the main dancing form which maximum of the Dubla tribes fete in great ebullience. Other dancing forms include the masking dance, the Dhol dance. Through out the year , this Dubla tribal community fete all the fairs and festivals of national importance with lots of enthusiasm and exuberance.
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