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“Our Priests Are Our Pillars”: Minister Natung Pushes for Stronger Protection of Arunachal’s Indigenous Spiritual Roots

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“Our Priests Are Our Pillars”: Minister Natung Pushes for Stronger Protection of Arunachal’s Indigenous Spiritual Roots

There’s something quietly urgent about a government minister standing before a gathering of traditional priests and telling them — you matter. That’s exactly what happened in Daporijo on Wednesday, when Indigenous Affairs Minister Mama Natung took the stage at the 21st Foundation Day of the All Arunachal Pradesh Priest Welfare Association (AAPPWA) and made a … Read more

Where Roots Run Deep: MP Tai Tagak Visits Ziro’s Indigenous Gurukul, Stands Behind a School That Teaches Children Who They Are

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Where Roots Run Deep: MP Tai Tagak Visits Ziro’s Indigenous Gurukul, Stands Behind a School That Teaches Children Who They Are

In the quiet green valleys of Ziro, there is a school that doesn’t just teach children what to learn — it teaches them who they are. Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak visited the Miji Migumn Yarko on September 18, a one-of-a-kind indigenous residential school nestled in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Subansiri district. And the visit was … Read more

Daporijo Loses Its Guardian: Revered Nyibu Gogiam Gumja Tamin No More

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Daporijo Loses Its Guardian: Revered Nyibu Gogiam Gumja Tamin No More

When a nyibu passes, it is not just a man who is lost — it is a living library that shuts its doors forever. Gogiam Gumja Tamin, one of the most respected traditional priests and community pillars of the Tagin people in Upper Subansiri, breathed his last on Thursday, July 30, after battling a prolonged … Read more