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{{Infobox surname<br />
| name = Basumatary<br />
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| meaning = Earth-folk<br />
| region = [[Assam]], [[India]]<br />
| languageorigin = Sanskrit, Boro<br />
| variant = Basumatari, Bwisumathiary<br />
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'''Basumatary''' or '''Basumatari''' is a surname found among the [[Boro people]] of north-eastern India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HOME|url=http://udalguri.gov.in/peopleculture.htm|website=udalguri.gov.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626202515/http://udalguri.gov.in/peopleculture.htm|archive-date=26 June 2020|access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref> Basumatary comes from the word ''Basumati-ároi'', meaning Earth-folk. The members of the clan can bury their dead or erect a funeral pyre without purchasing the ground.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Endle|first=Sidney|title=The Kacháris|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/50008/50008-h/50008-h.htm|access-date=13 September 2020|website=www.gutenberg.org|language=en}}</ref> Basumatary is derived from the Hindu earth goddess Basumati( [[Bhumi (goddess)|Bhudevi]] ), consort of [[Varaha]]( third incarnation of [[Vishnu]]). She is the mythical mother of Boro people .<br />
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The mythical dynasty of Boros, the [[Bhauma dynasty]] derived its name from [[Bhumi (goddess)|Bhudevi/basumati]]. Bhauma dynasty was founded by mythical Bārā/bara hari/Boro king [[Narakasura]], the son of Varaha and Basumati. All [[Kamarupa|Kamrupa]] kings drew their lineage from Narakasura and called themselves as Varaha-pati(king of Boros).<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
People with this surname include:<br />
*[[Hagrama Mohilary]] (alias Hagrama Basumatary) - Chief of Bodoland Territorial Council.<br />
*[[Hitesh Basumatary]] - Indian politician.<br />
*[[Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary]] - Indian politician in Lok Sabha.<br />
*[[Rajni Basumatary]] - Indian actress and filmmaker.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bodo people]]<br />
*[[Bodo Sahitya Sabha]]<br />
*[[Bodo language]]<br />
*[[Narzary]]<br />
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