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- ISBN 9781041353157
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 11 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This title examines the Karbi Youth Festival as a platform for cultural revival and preservation of indigenous identity in Northeast India. Chapters address oral traditions, mortuary rituals, and traditional knowledge systems in contemporary contexts. The book explores relationship between language, identity, and nationalism through analysis of Karbi script romanization and festival movements, and also:
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Examines Karbi Youth Festival as a platform for cultural revival and preservation of indigenous identity through oral traditions, rituals, and community practices in Northeast India.
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Addresses oral tradition as historical construct with focus on Karbi mortuary rituals, ritual marches, and traditional knowledge systems in contemporary cultural contexts.
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Explores relationship between language, identity, and nationalism through analysis of Karbi language script romanization and its connection to youth festival movements.
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Investigates role of Karbi Youth Festival in political mobilization and assertion of indigenous agency within broader framework of ethnic movements in Assam.
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Examines inter-ethnic relations and cultural connections between Karbi, Khasi, Jaintia, and Naga communities through comparative analysis of traditions and symbolic practices.
This title has been co-published with Manohar Publishers & Distributors. T&F does not sell or distribute the print editions in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri lanka.
Dharamsing Teron is Director of the Centre for Karbi Studies, Diphu, Assam. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Gauhati University for his contributions to the study of Karbi folklore.
Vulli Dhanaraju is Professor in the Department of History at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya. He is associated with the Centre for Karbi Studies, Diphu, Assam, for documentation of Karbi history and philosophy.
