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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...

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...

On reading Beyond the Frozen Hills

TribalBookworms 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...

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...

On Tani philosophy

TribalBookworms 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...

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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...

‘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...

On indigenous literature and ‘Tales from the Dawn-lit Mountains’

TribalBookworms What qualifies literature as an indigenous literature? Is it the place from where it has originated? Should we call the place ‘home’, which is...

Book Review

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...

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...

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...

On Ato1 Menlar, the unsung warrior from the foothills (A ballad)

TribalBookworms 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...

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...

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...

Book Review

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...

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...

Book Review

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...

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...

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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 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...