Vol. 6 No. 3 (2018)
Space and Culture, India

Perspective

An Account of the Meyor Community of Arunachal Pradesh

Published 2018-11-22

  • Mridul Kumar Chakravorty

Mridul Kumar Chakravorty
Independent Researcher

Abstract

At the heart of this research is a description of the Meyor community, one of the least known tribes of the world. Geographically, this community is found in the Walong and Kibatoo circles of Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh. Drawing upon ethnographic research, supplemented by interviews, this article aims to describe an account of this hidden tribe.

Keywords

Meyor, Zakhring, Ethnographic Observation, Anjaw District, Arunachal Pradesh, India

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