Bodo dance form to take centre-stage in Guwahati during first day of PM’s Assam visit

GUWAHATI: (Jan 17) The traditional Bagurumba dance of the Bodo community will take centre-stage here on Saturday, with over 10,000 artistes set to participate in a grand performance in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi, who will arrive in Assam on a two-day visit on Saturday evening, said the programme celebrates Bodo culture and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fulfilling the aspirations of the community.

"This programme celebrates the great Bodo culture. The NDA Government at the Centre and in Assam are working extensively to fulfil the vision of Bodofa Upendranath Brahma," the prime minister said in a post on X on Friday.