The 61st Annual Bodo Sahitya Sabha was organised in Tamulpur, western Assam

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The 61st Annual Bodo Sahitya Sabha was organised in Tamulpur, western Assam, in which the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind participated.

• President Ram Nath Kovind is the first President to address the Bodo Sahitya Sabha.

• Bodo Sahitya Sabha is an organisation formed for the promotion of Bodo language and literature.

• It was established on 16 November 1952 at Sasugaon in Kokrajhar district of Assam.

• This organisation is playing a leading role in maintaining coordination among various ethnic groups of Northeast India.

• About Bodo Tribe

• The Bodos are native to the state of Assam in Northeast India and are an important tribe of India.

• According to the 2011 Indian National Census, there are about 20 lakh Bodo tribes living in the country.

• Bodos have the status of Scheduled Tribes under the Sixth Article of the Indian Constitution.

• Bodo people living in the northeast of India, Nepal and Bangladesh speak the Bodo language.

• Bodo language is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with special constitutional status.