The Shillong Times

Rabuga Achik Artist: Painting Memory to Preserve Garo Culture and Songsarek Tradition

By Jairaj Chhetry In a quiet village shaped by tradition, landscape, and collective life, Rabuga Achik Artist (Rabuga Marak) was born into a culture not performed for spectacle but lived with quiet continuity. Raised in a simple Achik (Garo) milieu where the Songsarek worldview guided everyday conduct, his childhood unfolded amid oral histories, ritual practices, []