Reflection on ‘In Between the Blurry Lines’

Book review Having just finished reading In Between the Blurry Lines by Sonam Chombay, a native of Tawang district and alumnus of Hindu College, University...

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On oral histories of 'The Legends of Pensam' In societies without written records, storytellers, rhapsodists, and shamans play vital roles. They preserve collective memory, document...

On Stories of the Headhunters of Arunachal Pradesh

TribalBookworms How many of us would agree with Socrates, who in his Phaedo, also known as On the Soul, remarked that a true philosopher always...

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Nyibu ritual specialist of the Apatanis by Dr Radhe Yampi Pages: 230 Price: Rs 450 Nyibus are believed to be gifted with the power to heal, soothsay, know...

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On Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi’s ‘Paharar Cha’ Human nature is such that we take people, moments and things for granted, until they are no longer around....

On Bride Price

TribalBookworms Lummer Dai’s novel Bride Price brings literary expression to the traditional practice of bride price exchange in tribal societies, examining this age-old custom through a modern...

The unknown freedom movement that spoilt Reid’s plan of crown colony: A review article

Book reviewed: The Freedom Movement in the Twilight: Tribal Patriotism in the North-Eastern Frontier Tracts of India Pages: 208+ Author: Dr Tai Nyori  Price: Rs 995 Publishers: Nation...

What’s with the brows?

TribalBookworms Have you ever heard of socks as a way to tell generational differences? It’s true! Recently, during a fascinating conversation with my friend and...

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Compendium of Indigenous Culture of Arunachal Pradesh Edited by Batem Pertin, RN Koley, Radhe Ampi & Hage Ampi Pages: 252 Price: 300 It is said that books are the...

On the spatial politics of home

TribalBookworms A fortnight ago, the court of the special judge (POCSO), west session division, Yupia, delivered a landmark judgement by passing the death sentence to...

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A Solitary Place Author: Ajanta Bedakantha Books & Publication Pages: 440 Price: Rs 595 The startling landscapes and striking cultures of Arunachal Pradesh have fascinated many sojourners who came...

Recovering hidden histories

Tribal Bookworms Hidden histories do not remain hidden - they linger in memories and stories, waiting to be rekindled and retold. Stuart Blackburn’s Into the...

‘A Voice of change’

Book Review Bride Price by Lummer Dai Translated from Assamese by Jogendra Nath Himalayan Publishers Pages: 127 Price: 150     Late Lummer Dai was not only the first novelist in Arunachal Pradesh, but...

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"What is the past of Arunachal Pradesh?" Escaping the Land By Mamang Dai Speaking Tiger, 2021 Pages: 303 Price: 599 The history of Arunachal Pradesh is an amalgamation of myths,...

On Tai Nyori’s A Freedom Movement in the Twilight: Tribal Patriotism in the North-Eastern...

TribalBookworms Flashback to the times when our forefathers were called ‘Abors’, a term deemed derogatory as it was an address for the barbaric savage tribes...

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Lapiya   Lapiya By Tai Tagung Genre: Drama Pages: 58 Woman - she has to fight every day for her existence. The times may have changed but the women are...

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Indigenous Houses in Arunachal Pradesh: Manifestation of Traditional Architecture, Vol 1 Edited by Kanggo Tayeng, RN Koley, Dr Radhe Yampi and S Chanda of the directorate...

Society and Literature

TribalBookworms The pulse of a society is often gauged by how much it values art and culture and how these are respected and celebrated. It...

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Jab Adivasi Gata Hai Jab Adivasi Gata Hai by Dr. Jamuna Bini Tadar Parinde Prakshan Price: 230 Pages: 112 In the words of the great romantic, PB Shelley, “Poets are...

‘Resonance: Echoes of Life’ by Nending Ommo

Book review The latest buzz among the literati of Arunachal Pradesh is Nending Ommo, serving as an assistant professor at Dera Natung Government College, Itanagar....