Gumrag Sohman - Lekope - Live Industry Project

Category: Apparel

Gumrag Sohman dance is performed on the occasion of Ali-Aye-Ligang and in Mising Bihu. In this festival a popular dance is performed by the young Mising people which is known as Gumrag. The formal dance of the festival starts from the easternmost house of the village and in the end it extending towards the field and the river. This dance is performed by encircling the courtyard of the house of the villagers. Lékopé is a brainchild of Ayang Trust, a NGO from Majuli, Assam. Ayang trust works primarily with the Mising tribal community for education, livelihoods and community development . We work with women of Mising tribes and other communities who make handcrafted textiles and bamboo products . Our goal is to build sustainable livelihoods for the artisans in Majuli.