Bards from the dawn-lit mountains: What is the literature of Arunachal Pradesh?
Yater Nyokir’s essay from ‘The Inheritance of Words: Writings from Arunachal Pradesh’, edited by Mamang Dai. Mamang Dai is one of the most prolific writers from Arunachal Pradesh. | via YouTube/IndiTales
Situated in the lap of the Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh is a unifying abode of diverse ethnic communities following their own distinct tongues and cultures. There are 26 major tribes and hundreds of sub tribes with more than 90 languages being spoken. But amidst this plurality, there is one common feature among all the communities, that is that they are great storytellers.