Voice of Assamese Women in Marriege Songs

Marriage is one of the universal social institutions. It is established by the human society to control and regulate the sex life of man and woman. It is closely connected with the institution of family. Thus, marriage or wedlock is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses or life partners that establish rights and obligations between the spouses, between the spouses and their children, and between the spouses and their in-laws.  The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships. People marry for many reasons, including: legal, social, emotional, financial, spiritual, and religious. Marriages can be performed in a secular civil society or in a religious setting. The Hindus have been giving great importance for marriage since time immemorial. Marriage is almost obligatory and unavoidable for an average Indian. Life without marriage is almost unthinkable in this country and there is a sharp social stigma attached to those who remain unmarried for long. There is a deep-rooted, long-standing and widespread tradition here in favor of marriage as a basic ritual. Among the Hindus, marriage is not a social contract. It is sacrament. Marriage to a Hindu is of great individual and social significance. It is a socially approved union of man and woman aiming at procreation, pleasure and observance of certain social obligation.

Keywords:
: Assam, Assamese society, Biyanaam(Marriage Songs)