Role of Literature in Maintaining Social Harmony of North East India (Special Reference to Assam)

Abstract

Assam is a land of Diversity. There are divergent races, tribes, ethnic, cultural, lingual, religious and
political groups. The geography of Assam is very wonderful surroundings of hills, historical places,
Islands, Wildlife parks, greenery, cultivators rivers etc. gives a scent of nature. So, having this
diversity it has been facing various problems and challenges in maintaining unity and social harmony
in Assam.
As the topic prevails, society is directly related to literarcy part. As to concerned this, literature been
originated from society, what has been written in the novel, poetry, drama etc. The theme of literary
pieces deals with society dominating issues which had been happened earlier, and still going on like
political, religious truth. The literature works are taking place more on the relevant themes due its
growth in that part.
In the paper an attempt has been made to trace out the key role of literature for maintaining social
harmony in Assam