{"id":131366,"date":"2026-10-31T12:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=131366"},"modified":"2026-10-31T12:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:23:48","slug":"adi-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/adi-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Adi Tribe: Proposed 11,200 MW Siang Dam Raises Concerns Over Tribal Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Adi Tribe Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The proposed 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project has triggered fears that disruption to the river could destroy not only homes and farmland but also the roots of the Adi civilisation. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Adi Tribe<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Adi are one of the major indigenous tribal communities of<\/span><b> Arunachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name Adi means &#8216;hill man&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They primarily reside in the <\/span><b>lower part of the Lower Dibang Valley district<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, particularly in Roing and Dambuk areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are believed to have <\/span><b>come from southern China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>16th century.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Adis have <\/span><b>two main divisions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the <\/span><b>Bogums and Bomis),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and under each there are a <\/span><b>number of sub-tribes.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Minyonfs, Karkos, Shimongs, Bomdo, Janbos, Panggis, Palibos, Bogums, Padams, Milangs, and so on form one group, while the Gallong and seven other groups constitute another group of Adis.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Racially the Adi tribes belong to the <\/span><b>Mongoloid stock with well-built features.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Adi Tribe <\/b><b>Language<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The language spoken by Adis is called <\/span><b>Adi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is distantly <\/span><b>related to the Chinese and Tibetan languages.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spoken with minor variations among all the Adi tribes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Adi Tribe <\/b><b>Society<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The father is considered the head of the family.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Adis by nature are democratic and have a nicely <\/span><b>organised village council, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">better known as &#8220;<\/span><b>Kebang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Adi tribe is organized into <\/span><b>several clans.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tribe is<\/span><b> determinant of the social relationship and kinship.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Family <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the lowest unit of social organization and <\/span><b>nuclear in character.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Monogamy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the <\/span><b>common form of marriage,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> though polygamy is socially restricted.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adi <\/span><b>houses <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>constructed using wood and bamboo,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> featuring <\/span><b>raised floors called &#8220;chang,&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made from split bamboo over beams supported by wooden or bamboo stilts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Adi Tribe <\/b><b>Occupation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Agriculture <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forms the backbone of Adi livelihoods, with both <\/span><b>wet rice cultivation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>shifting cultivation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being practiced.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to agriculture, <\/span><b>fishing and hunting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> play significant roles in supplementing food sources.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Handicrafts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Adi tribes are best seen in their <\/span><b>cane and bamboo works<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like baskets, trays, haversacks, mats, and hats and headgears with artistic designs that are produced for domestic use.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianetzone.com\/status_women_india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Women <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">belonging to the Adi tribal group are<\/span><b> expert weavers.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Adi Tribe <\/b><b>Religion<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>majority <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Adi <\/span><b>traditionally followed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>animist Donyi-Polo religion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which involves the worship of the sun, the moon, and the ancestral god, the shaman, called Miri, can be a female.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, in <\/span><b>modern times, many<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Adis have moved away from Donyi-Polo, especially the Adi youths, and have <\/span><b>converted to Christianity.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Adi Tribe <\/b><b>Festivals<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their main festivals are <\/span><b>Solung, Etor, and Aaran.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Popular dances<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the <\/span><b>Ponung, Delong, Yakjong, and Tapu,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is in-fact, a war dance.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dances performed are in-group lead by a main singer (Miri). <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/guwahati\/for-gekus-adi-people-siang-is-a-protector-healer-their-mother\/articleshow\/135276542.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TOI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The proposed 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh has sparked concerns among the Adi tribal community over its potential impact on homes, farmland and cultural heritage. Revered as &#8216;Ane Siang&#8217; or Mother Siang, the river is central to the community&#8217;s agriculture, traditional knowledge and spiritual practices. The controversy highlights the relationship between indigenous identity, river ecosystems and infrastructure development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":131339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11248],"class_list":["post-131366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","tag-adi-tribe","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131366"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131394,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131366\/revisions\/131394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}