Exploring Ethnic Identity: A Pragmatic Study of the Selected Borok Folktales of Tripura

North East part of India is phenomenal for its variety prevailed in its culture, language, religion, myth, literature and many more. Most of the communities of this region can take pride of themselves for possessing their own literature, especially the folk tales. The present study is a reread of some selected folktales of the indigenous Borok story tellers of Tripura and tries to focus how these folk tales have become an important medium to create mass awareness about the cultural heritage, tradition and social values of the aboriginal communities of the tiny and beautiful state Tripura.