Deshi people
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Deshi, Uzani or Koch Muslims people are an indigenous Muslim community residing mostly in Assam and other parts of eastern India. The Deshi Muslim people can be found in Meghalaya, North Bengal, easte
Girl with traditional attire belongs to Deshi Community of Western Assam
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Koch people
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The Koch are a small trans-border ethnic group of Assam and Meghalaya in India and northern Bangladesh. The group consists of nine matrilineal and strictly exogamous clans, with some of them preservin
Deshi people
…Bihar, parts of Rangpur in Bangladesh. In West Bengal and Bihar they are known as Nashya Shaikh or Surjapuri Muslim. Deshis are Muslim converts from Koch, Mech or other indigenous communities. In July, 2022, the Government of Assam gave them recognition as an "Indigenous Assamese Muslims" community vide…
Koch woman in Rangtia, Sherpur District, Bangladesh.