Changes in Bodo Customs and Traditions

Traditional practices like 'khodal damnai' and 'phanphlanai' for detecting a newborn's heartbeat and awakening a child have been eliminated. Modern Bodos now rely on doctors for heartbeat detection. The 'phanphlanai' custom has also disappeared due to educational development and changing attitudes. However, 'dwiao baonai' and 'borainai' are still practiced by Bathouarians and Hindu Bodos.

The 'wngkham downai' ceremony, where a child is first fed solid food after 7-9 months of only mother's milk, is still practiced. The tradition where grandparents had the sole right to name children, and the practice of giving bad names to children from families with frequent child mortality, no longer exist.

Lengthy marriage rites such as 'asan thebnai', 'jou jora', and 'hinjao swngnai' are no longer accepted due to educational development. While the date settlement process is still found in Bodo society, it is now performed according to their religious rites.