scholarly journals The Tai Khamtis Of North-East India: A Socio Cultural Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 645-649
Author(s):  
Madhurjya Phukan
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East

North-East India is a place of various tribal and ethnic groups and it is the place of about   145 tribal groups.   The Tai ethnic group of North-east India is one of the largest ethnic group of the  region.  It  has  six  sub  groups  namely-  Tai  khamti,  Tai  Ahom,  Tai Aiton,  Tai Phake,  tai Khamyang  and  Tai Turung.  The  Khamti is  one  of the  smallest sub  groups of Tai people.  The Khamti  people  are  mainly  Buddhists  and  believer  of the Hinyan  sect  of Buddhism.  They  are culturally and  socially very rich.  Here in this study it is trying to  give a socio-cultural identity of the Tai khamtis.

scholarly journals Skin color variation: A study on Eastern and North East India

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Sumit Maitra ◽  
Diptendu Chatterjee ◽  
Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Skin Pigmentation ◽  
Color Space ◽  
Color Variation ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Skin pigmentation is one of the most variable phenotypic traits and most noticeable of human polymorphisms. Skin pigmentation in humans is largely determined by the quantity and distribution of the pigment melanin. The literature review on skin color variation revealed a few works on skin pigmentation variation has been conducted in India from Southern, Western and Northern part. Aims and Objectives: To best of the knowledge, the present discourse is the first attempt to understand skin color variation from Eastern and North Eastern part of India among three populations. Materials and Methods: The present study consisted of 312 participants from Chakma and Tripuri groups of Tripura, North East India, and participants from Bengalee Hindu caste population from West Bengal. Skin color was measured by Konica Minolta CR-10 spectrophotometer which measures and quantifies the colors with a 3D color space (CIELAB) color space created by 3 axes. All the skin color measurements from each participant were taken from unexposed (underarm) left and right to get a mean and exposed (forehead) to sunlight. Results: The distribution of skin color variation among the three populations demonstrated significant (p<0.05) difference in lightness for unexposed and exposed indicating lightness in unexposed area. Furthermore, the present study revealed significant difference (p<0.05) in skin color among the ethnic groups across the body location and all three attributes (lightness, redness and yellowness). Conclusion: Generally, skin color variation may be elucidated by two main factors: individual differences in lightness and yellowness and by and large due to ethnicity, where diversity in redness is due to primarily due to different body locations. Variation in lightness have more characteristic probability. The present study first time reports the wide range of quantitative skin color variation among the three ethnic groups from Eastern and North East India and highest yellowness (b*) among the population from North East India.

The Pedagogy of the Sakha Heroic Epic Olonkho within the Educational Process

Sibirica ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-59
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Chekhorduna ◽  
Nina Filippova ◽  
Diana Efimova
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Heroic Epic ◽  
Legal Foundations ◽  
Ethnic And Cultural Identity ◽  
Historical Heritage

This article discusses the normative and legal foundations, laws, principles, approaches, means and methods of organizing the educational process and analyzing the content of the authors’ ethnopedagogical program—Olonkho pedagogy. The article relies on the aspiration of ethnic groups to preserve their own distinctiveness and maintain their ethnic and cultural identity despite the current circumstances of globalization. By basing its approach on the Sakha heroic epic tradition—the Olonkho—the article describes how this tradition can introduce children to ethnocultural traditions, customs, and ceremonial rituals. The article examines manifestations of civic and ethnic identity among students, as well as their values and attitudes toward their native language and the cultural and historical heritage of their ethnic group.

scholarly journals Traditional Remedies for Ailments Prevalent Amongst the Thengal-Kacharis of Lakhimpur District, Assam, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-407
Author(s):  
Ankur Jyoti SAIKIA ◽  
Vipin PARKASH
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Analysis ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
North East India ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
North East ◽  
Forestry Practices ◽  
Traditional Remedies ◽  
Plant Utilization ◽  
Plant Families

Assam, the ‘Gateway of North-East India’, is renowned for its phyto-diversity, myriad ethnic make-up and age-old tradition of indigenous healthcare. This paper documents the indigenous ethno-medicinal knowledge of the Thengal-Kachari tribesmen, who belong to the greater Bodo-Kachari ethnic group, residing in Lakhimpur district of Upper Assam. The information was collected through questionnaires in consultation with the tribal Bej’s (local healers). Plant and animal species were identified with the help of relevant standard literature and presented along with their part(s) used, method(s) of preparation and modes of administration in target diseases. About 30 species of plants, belonging to 22 plant families, and 4 species of animals belonging to 4 animal families, were collected and enumerated for their traditional usage in treatment of 13 diseases. With respect to usage, there were more plant parts (86.49%) utilized than animal parts (13.51%), of which aboveground phyto-biomass was used in bulk (64.71%) quantity, herbs being utilized in major proportion (14). The correlation of ethnomedicinal usage with Dr. Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical database evidently points out the medicinal implication of data claimed by this tribe. The present study, thus, underlines the potential for further documentation of such ethno-medicines from local healers from the rest pockets of the region for further phyto-chemical analysis, forestry practices and biodiversity conservation studies pertaining to medicinal plant utilization by this hitherto less studied ethnic group.

scholarly journals Traditional food preparation of wild edible vegetables among the ethnic groups of Mizoram, North East India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosie Lalmuanpuii ◽  
Betsy Zodinpuii ◽  
J. Lalbiaknunga ◽  
Zothanpuia
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Food Habits ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Bioactive Properties ◽  
Ethnic Food ◽  
Different Types

AbstractExploration of ethnic traditional food recipes has an immense contribution to the preservation and sustainability of traditional food habits and culture. The main objective of this study was to explore and document traditional food recipes prepared from wild edible vegetables among two ethnic groups of Mizoram, Northeast India. The method employed for this study was mainly based on a household survey; randomly selected 35 households in Aizawl district representing the major ethnic groups, namely Hmar and Paihte. Information was collected on different types of wild edible vegetables ethnic food, as prepared and consumed by the local people. Twenty-four types of traditional food recipes were documented according to their seasonal availability, and the affinities of choices in food consumption are comparable among the two ethnic groups. It was also reported that wild edible vegetables play a significant role in safeguarding food security and improve nutrition in diets. The present work documents the wild edible vegetables used traditionally by two ethnic groups of Mizoram for various recipes and highlights the necessity of conserving such traditional knowledge besides throwing light on their economic potential. The study suggests that future investigation be carried out to evaluate the nutritional and bioactive properties of wild edible vegetables.

scholarly journals Entomotherapy: a study of medicinal insects of seven ethnic groups in Nagaland, North-East India

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lobeno Mozhui ◽  
L. N. Kakati ◽  
Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Insect Species ◽  
Fidelity Level ◽  
North East India ◽  
Informant Consensus Factor ◽  
North East ◽  
Informant Consensus ◽  
Close Relationship

Abstract Background The ethnic communities in Nagaland have kept a close relationship with nature since time immemorial and have traditionally used different kinds of insects and their products as folk medicine to treat a variety of human ills and diseases. The present study was conducted to record the entomotherapeutic practices of seven different ethnic groups of Nagaland. Method Documentation is based on semi-structured questionnaires and group discussions with a total of 370 informants. The data collected were analysed using fidelity level (FL) and informant consensus factor (ICF). Results Fifty species of medicinal insects belonging to 28 families and 11 orders were identified in connection with treatments of at least 50 human ailments, of which the most frequently cited were coughs, gastritis, rheumatoid arthritis, stomach ache and wound healing. Mylabris sp. showed the highest fidelity level (FL) of 100% for its therapeutic property as a dermatologic agent, while the informant consensus factor (ICF) ranged from 0.66 to 1.00. The use of medicinal insects varies amongst the seven ethnic groups, suggesting that differences in cultures and geographic location can lead to the selection of specific insect species for specific medicinal purposes. The largest number of insect species appear to be used for treating gastrointestinal, dermatological and respiratory diseases. Conclusion The list of medicinal insect species, many of which are reported for the first time in the present study, suggests the presence of a considerable diversity of therapeutically important insect species in the region and elaborate folk medicinal knowledge of the local ethnic groups. This knowledge of insects not just as a food, but also as therapy is passed down verbally from generation to generation, but is in danger of being lost if not documented in a systematic way. Having stood the test of time, traditional folk medicinal knowledge and its contribution through entomotherapy should not be regarded as useless as it has the potential to lead to the development of novel drugs and treatment methods.

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