Question

what does Verrier Elwin have to say to the hill people of assam? ​

Answer 1

Final Answer:

Verrier Elwin says that the hill people of Assam are very warm and friendly. They are cultivated with the rich value of life. They have fewer complications and artificialities. Elwin says that he saw such hospitality in very few places or people in the world.

Explanation:

• According to Verrier Elwin the tradition of courtesy and hospitality is unhappily a rare thing in the modern world of competition, rivalry, and hurry. Contrary to it, in Assam, he feels intoxicated with the grace and charm of the people and with a certain beauty in human relationships. He had traveled to many countries but never did he find such friendliness and courtesy as he found in Assam. He has called the tradition of hospitality and friendliness among the Assamese people of Assam never to lose it.

• Verrier Elwin has praised the wood carvings done by the Konyaks, Maos, Marams, Angamis, and Phoms. Some of the wood carvings done by the people are of extraordinary vigour and beauty and people should not let them be lost. Verrier Elwin wants that the art of wood carving to be taught and encouraged in our educational institutions so that the beautiful art remains alive and does not die with the old artisans and craftsmen.

• Verrier Elwin has found a great treasure of old culture among the hill people of Assam. He has asked the hill people of Assam not to be ashamed of their old culture, much of which is noble and beautiful. He has praised the good taste, the sense of color and form, and the delight in beauty. the love of rhythm, the right tone of music of the people. His suggestion is that such beautiful things should never be looked down upon and thrown away easily. Such things grow out of ancient soil and once they are gone they cannot be recovered.

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