Emerging Religious Identities Of Arunachal Pradesh

This book deals with emerging religious identities and transformations taking place for the last five decades in Arunachal Pradesh with specific research on the Nyishis tribe. Ethno-historic method has been followed to capture the imagination and process of changes in the society. A factual narrative with condensed interpretations have been mutually embedded in a lucid and comprehensive manner. The book is first of its kind and covers exhaustively the entire gamut of the subject. Apart from its importance and utility in the world of academics, it will also benefit the common readers and researchers.

Nabam Tadar Rikam born at Taw (1973), a remote village in Papum Pare District, Arunachal Pradesh, did his M.A. in History in 1996 and M.Phil. in Tribal Studies in 1997 from Agricultural University. He has been awarded a Ph.D. on Religious Aspects of the Nyishi Community in 2003 from the Department of History, Arunachal University. He has presented a dozen research papers at regional and national seminars. Some of his papers have also been published in reputed journals and books. He is actively and keenly associated to delve into the studies and researches on the tribal history and culture.