NORTH EAST FESTIVAL 2021 HAMZAR: THE RABHA FOLK DANCE 💝 Hamzar refers to an age-old agricultural tradition of cultivating paddy on land cleared of forests in the hills and plains. This form of agricultural practice is known as ‘Jhum’ or “slash and burn” cultivation and has been practiced by many tribes from primitive times. It is still largely prevalent among the Rabhas. The poorer sections of the tribal community resort to Hamzar for cultivating Ahu paddy because they do not have suitable plai