Management thoughts in Assamese Sayings of DAK with Reference to Life Management

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2022 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 9 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2022

Authors : Parag Gogoi, Seema S. Singha

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V9I6P105

How to Cite?

Parag Gogoi, Seema S. Singha, "Management thoughts in Assamese Sayings of DAK with Reference to Life Management," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 9,  no. 6, pp. 28-34, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V9I6P105

Abstract:

In Assam, the Assamese sayings or maxims of Dak (popularly called in Assamese as Dakar Bachan) are an asymmetrical source of traditional knowledge in the Assamese society. It is one of the richest sources of oral literature in Assamese. The study aimed to explore whether any management thoughts exist in the Assamese sayings of Dak. The study is an attempt to contextualize the Assamese sayings of Dak from the management perspective and to explore the management thoughts from the sayings in the Assamese language for the management of life and how far they would regulate the life of humans beings in their thoughts and decision making. The study concentrates on the Assamese sayings of Dak, which is spoken in the Assamese language. The study is both interpretative and exploratory. The data have been collected from secondary sources, i.e., ancient texts, archives, relevant books written by eminent Assamese authors, literature by scholars, research papers and journals, and contents from the web and print media. In this study, the researcher has selected some Assamese sayings of Dak, mostly related to life management. The sayings of Dak are very popular among the people of Assamese society and Assam as a whole. Most of these Dak's sayings are educative. The result signifies that there is a great potential to use these sayings of Dak as a base for developing management thoughts in various fields. Management thoughts from the Assamese sayings of Dak presented in this study provide us with a new way of defining the idea of management. The study addresses that management thought is hidden in the Assamese saying of Dak.

Keywords:

Management thoughts, Assamese sayings of Dak, life management.

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