The Lost Bodo Lands: The Forgotten War That Reshaped Northeast India (1864)

Did you know the lush tea gardens of the Dooars were once the ancestral lands of the Bodo people? Discover the untold story of the Anglo-Bhutan War of 1864, a conflict that changed the map of Northeast India forever.
In this documentary, we dive deep into the history of the Dooars (Duars)—the crucial gateway between the Bhutanese Himalayas and the plains of Bengal and Assam. For centuries, this region was inhabited and cultivated by indigenous tribes, primarily the Bodo (Kachari) people.
​But in the mid-19th century, the expanding British East India Company set its sights on this fertile land for tea cultivation and strategic control. This led to the Anglo-Bhutan War (or Duar War) of 1864-65.
​We analyze the causes of the war, the major battles, and the devastating aftermath of the Treaty of Sinchula (1865). Learn how this treaty partitioned the land into the Bengal Dooars and Assam Dooars, leading to the dispossession of the indigenous Bodo population and laying the foundation for modern historical conflicts in the region.
​Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction: The Gateway to Bhutan
1:45 The Dooars Before 1864: The Bodo Homeland
4:30 Rising Tensions: British vs. Bhutanese Interests
7:15 The Anglo-Bhutan War (1864-1865) Begins
10:50 The Treaty of Sinchula: A Partitioned Land
13:30 Consequences: Dispossession of the Bodos

बे भिदिअ'नि गेजेरजों जों 1864-65 माइथाइनि इंराज-भुटान दावहानि सोमोन्दै मिथिनो मोनगोन। बे दावहानि उनाव सिंचुला गोरोबथा जादोंमोन, जायनि फिथाइ महरै बर' सुबुंफोरा गावसोरनि आंगो हा दुआर्स (Dooars) खौ खोमाना गोनां जादोंमोन। बे जारिमिनखौ मिथिनो थाखाय भिदिअ'खौ जोबजासिम नाय।


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