The Sarania Kachari is an ethnic community in the state of Assam, Northeast India. Members of this community are mostly found in the districts of Kamrup (Metro), Kamrup (Rural), Nalbari, Baksa, Tamulpur, Udalguri, Darrang, Barpeta, Bajali and Bongaigoan. Sarania is a category in the tribe-caste continuum of Assamese society. Scholars have identified an instance of this process taking place in Boroma area in the erstwhile Nalbari district in the late 19th century, where a section of Kachari population were assimilated into the Assamese society."The case presented here is from the Boroma area in the erstwhile Nalbari district of lower Assam. In this area, several neo-vaishnavite satras has undertaken the proselytisation of the Bodo-Kachari tribal population since late 19th century.(Sharma,2005:160) A number of villages of the area became saranias under the influence of the satras. These sarania Bodo villages accepted Assamese language and culture and in due course most of them got assimilated with the Assamese society." The notable surnames used by the community are Sarania, Das, Deka, Choudhury, Medhi, Hazarika etc.: In the zeal towards their newly accepted faith they preferred to use surnames such as Sarania, Das, Deka, Choudhury, Medhi and Hazarika etc.
Notable people Naba Kumar Saraniya, Indian Politician, Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Mrigen Sarania, Mayor of Guwahati Municipal Corporation
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