On contemporary folk music from Arunachal
TribalBookworms
Journeys can be interesting when we have so much to discuss in a little time with good companions. But if you have no one...
On indigenous literature and ‘Tales from the Dawn-lit Mountains’
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What qualifies literature as an indigenous literature? Is it the place from where it has originated? Should we call the place ‘home’, which is...
Himalay Ki God Mein
Book Review
Asok Pillai’s Himalay Ki God Mein takes readers on an adventurous journey through the mystical Himalayan hills, where love, suspense, and intrigue blend seamlessly in...
On Tani philosophy
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I had a basic understanding of Donyi Polo, having grown up in a family that wasn’t overtly religious. Yet, certain aspects of our lives...
Tribal studies in India: Perspectives of history, archaeology and culture
Book Review
Editor: Maguni Charan Behera
Pages: 318+
Published by: Springer Nature Singapore Pvt Ltd
Itanagar, Jan 27: It is noteworthy that studies on tribes in India began...
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Silent Lips and Murmuring Hearts
The saying “Literature is the mirror to society” is true to a great extent. It conveys literature’s ability to reflect...
On Ato1 Menlar, the unsung warrior from the foothills (A ballad)
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This song I sing
of a man called Menlar,
a convict for you
but a warrior for me,
imprisoned for defending
his home with blood
that rendered him
feeling trapped
and asphyxiated.
Never...
Book Review
Once Upon a Time in College
Once Upon a Time in College
by Gumlat Maio
Notion Press
Gumlat Maio’s trilogy, Once Upon a Time in College, shares the...
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On anthropocentrism in Lummer Dai's 'Heart to Heart'
In recent times the news about the alarming rise in incidents related to dog bites, the reported...
On reading Beyond the Frozen Hills
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Miranda Pertin’s Beyond the Frozen Hills (2021) is a breath of fresh air in the literary landscape of our state. What stands out is...
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
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How many of us would agree with Socrates, who in his Phaedo, also known as On the Soul, remarked that a true philosopher always...
Book Review
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
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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?
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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...
Book Review
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
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A fortnight ago, the court of the special judge (POCSO), west session division, Yupia, delivered a landmark judgement by passing the death sentence to...