Zekhring people

Zekhring people
Regions with significant populations
 India (Arunachal Pradesh)
Languages
Zakhring
Religion
Donyi-Polo (sun and moon), Hinduism, Christianity

The Zekhring[1] are from the Anjaw District (formerly part of Lohit district) of Arunachal Pradesh. They live in the hilly terrain and banks of the Lohit River in the Walong and Kibithoo area.

They are Animists, although they have recently co-adopted Tibetan Buddhism.[2] The Zekhring sustain their livelihoods through agriculture. They are culturally more akin to the Miju Mishmi than to the Tibetans in the north.[3] Sungkhu, Tsotangpho Wangley, Tso Tangpo and Losar are their major festivals.[4]

Population

As of 2002, their tribal population stood at 300, and their population included members of an ethnically akin tribe, the Meyor.[3]

References

  1. ^ Chakravorty, Mridul Kumar (8 November 2015). "The Zakhring Community of Arunachal Pradesh: Notes on a Lost Tribe". Space and Culture, India. 3 (2): 94–102. doi:10.20896/saci.v3i2.152. ISSN 2052-8396.
  2. ^ T. S. Murty (1983). Paths of Peace: Studies on the Sino-Indian Border Dispute. ABC Pub. House. p. 166. ISBN 0-86144-488-4.
  3. ^ a b Dalvindar Singh Grewal (1997). Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh: Identity, Culture, and Languages. South Asia Publications. p. 197. ISBN 81-7433-019-4.
  4. ^ The Meyors Archived 2006-11-14 at the Wayback Machine