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ITANAGAR, 22 Jun:<\/strong> Padmashree awardee YD Thongchi released two books – Tryst with My Culture and Faith and Ui Lukko N\u00fc\u00f1-2 – authored by noted Apatani thinker Gyati Rana, during a programme themed ‘A cultural dialogue on Apatani heritage’, organised by the Apatani Inter-disciplinary Research Society (AIRS) at the Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum here on Sunday.<\/p>\n The books underscore Rana’s longstanding commitment to preserving and interpreting traditional knowledge for future generations.<\/p>\n Thongchi in his address praised the author’s scholarly depth and heartfelt devotion to cultural preservation. “Gyati Rana is a person who truly knows the heritage and culture of his tribe,” he said.<\/p>\n Rana extended heartfelt gratitude to supporters, mentors, family members, and well-wishers who stood by him through the years for their contributions, encouragement, and sponsorship.<\/p>\n \u00a0Their roles were deeply acknowledged as instrumental in the completion of the works.<\/p>\n “The highlight of the programme was a technical session led by Gyati Rana, who delved into the nuances of Ui – the philosophy and concepts of indigenous belief system of Apatani,” the AIRS informed in a release.<\/p>\n Other speakers included AIRS member Dr Gyati Tachang Tado, AIRS chairman Dr Hage Doley, and AIRS adviser Dani Salu.<\/p>\n Expressing appreciation for the author’s contributions and urging youths to “engage in indigenous research and documentation,” Salu commended the programme, describing it as “A small step for AIRS, but a giant leap for scholars who want to share their works.”<\/p>\n AIRS member Dr Koj Sambyo also spoke.<\/p>\n “The event marked an important milestone in the AIRS’ ongoing effort to promote indigenous intellectual heritage and support culturally rooted scholarship,” the release stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 22 Jun: Padmashree awardee YD Thongchi released two books – Tryst with My Culture and Faith and Ui Lukko N\u00fc\u00f1-2 – authored by noted Apatani thinker Gyati Rana, during a programme themed ‘A cultural dialogue on Apatani heritage’, organised by the Apatani Inter-disciplinary Research Society (AIRS) at the Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum here on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-266075","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}