Shifting Cultivation and Tribal Culture of Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Shifting Cultivation and Tribal Culture of Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Publisher : Rubi Enterprise
Total Pages : 17
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ISBN-10 : 9789843373045
ISBN-13 : 9843373049
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Shifting Cultivation and Tribal Culture of Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India by : Tomo Riba

The book on ‘Shifting Cultivation and Tribal Culture of Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India’ has been written mainly to show how the traditional life of Tribal people of state of Arunachal Pradesh, India are very much attached to shifting cultivation. Shifting cultivation is more a culture than agriculture to these people. The beliefs and practices, art and crafts, food habit, the technique of hunting and fishing, traditional healing, food habits and even the sentiments and emotions of the people are either directly or indirectly related to shifting cultivation. The book has also mentioned how centuries of practicing same system has helped these people to learn many secret of nature, which is termed as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). Book has mentioned how, many scholars have misconception about shifting cultivation without knowing much about it. Farmers not only cut the trees, but also grow crops and domesticate animals. They are the maintainers of crop diversities as they grow more than 30 crops. They do not use any chemical fertilizers and pesticides to increase the productivity. It has also mentioned that shifting cultivation is practiced in the forest. In other way it can be said, shifting cultivation is there, so is the forest. They do not remove the forest permanently like agro-forestry and many other commercial farming. They fallow the forest to allow to regenerate. Secondary forest during fallow period can support more organisms due large plant diversity. The whole book has been divided into seven chapters comprised of Introduction, Origin of farmers and farming, Beliefs and Practices, General Life of Farmers, Different Stages of Shifting Cultivation, Shifting Cultivation and Allied Activities and Conclusion. The meaning of local terms has been given in the glossary at the end and instruction to pronounce local words is given in the front. The book is one way of documentation of culture of shifting cultivators of Tribal ethnic groups of Arunachal Pradesh India. One day shifting will meet its natural death. The book would be of immense importance to researchers and people who had less exposure to their own society.

A Brief Introduction to Arunachal Pradesh

A Brief Introduction to Arunachal Pradesh
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 54
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ISBN-10 : 1519445466
ISBN-13 : 9781519445469
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis A Brief Introduction to Arunachal Pradesh by : Kaushik Bhagawati

Arunachal Pradesh, formerly known as North East Frontier Agency (NEFA), is the land of rising sun of India. It is endowed with rich biological and cultural diversity. It is entirely a hilly state lies on the mighty Himalayan and Patkoi ranges. It is home of 26 major tribes and 110 sub-tribes with wide ranges of culture, rituals, religion and habits. The state comes under Indo-Myanmar biodiversity zone with centre of origin of several crops and is termed as "Paradise of Botanist." This book is intended for those who want to get preliminary information about this beautiful Himalayan state. This is not about political or current knowledge of Arunachal Pradesh, but about Arunachal Pradesh as it was and as it is. We try to give a brief note on geography, history, people, culture, rituals and practices.

The Inheritance of Words

The Inheritance of Words
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Publisher : Zubaan
Total Pages : 171
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ISBN-10 : 9788194760542
ISBN-13 : 8194760542
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Inheritance of Words by : Mamang Dai, (ed.)

A first of its kind, this book brings together the writings of women from Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. Home to many different tribes and scores of languages and dialects, once known as a ‘frontier’ state, Arunachal Pradesh began to see major change after it opened up to tourism and once the Indian State introduced Hindi as its official language. In this volume, Mamang Dai, one of Arunachal’s best known writers, brings together new and established voices on subjects as varied as identity, home, belonging, language, Shamanism, folk culture, orality and more. Much of what has been handed down orally, through festivals, epic narratives, the performance of rituals by Shamans and rhapsodists, revered as guardians of collective and tribal memory, is captured here in the words of young poets and writers, as well as artists and illustrators, as they trace their heritage, listen to stories and render them in newer forms of expression.

Marriage and Culture

Marriage and Culture
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Publisher : Mittal Publications
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 8183241689
ISBN-13 : 9788183241687
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Marriage and Culture by : Tamo Mibang

Contributed articles with reference to Arunachal Pradesh, India.

The Aboriginals

The Aboriginals
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 38
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000119227274
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The Aboriginals by : Verrier Elwin

Tribal Women of Arunachal Pradesh

Tribal Women of Arunachal Pradesh
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Publisher : Mittal Publications
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 817099909X
ISBN-13 : 9788170999096
Rating : 4/5 (9X Downloads)

Synopsis Tribal Women of Arunachal Pradesh by : Veeranki Maheswara Rao

This Book Is An In-Depth Study Covering Various Socio-Economic Dimensions Of Women In Arunachal Pradesh. The Study Covers Five Major Tribes Of Arunachal Pradesh, And The Author Has Conceptualized, And Has Displayed A Deep Sense Of Commitment To A Sensitive Subject.

Tribes of India

Tribes of India
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 364
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0520043154
ISBN-13 : 9780520043152
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Tribes of India by : Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf