UNVEILING THE MISING TRIBE

The Mising population in Assam is estimated to be around 700,000 (7 lacs), while in Arunachal Pradesh, it is approximately 30,000. In...

Mising villages may be big or small, depending generally on the availability of land for cultivation in the areas near by. Many big...

Assam is known to be a melting pot of various ethnic groups along with the North East. Tribal people are particularly known for their...

The Misings, like their kins – the Adis of Arunachal – believe that the original state of the universe was one of nothingness, called...

Mising are an ethnic community living in parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Unlike other Assamese cuisines, Mising cuisine is also...

A boy and a girl in the Mising society may get married in three different ways: Da:ro Midang : A formal marriage through negotiations...

Purang Apin is a traditional dish of the Mising people of Assam. It is a food made mainly from rice. This dish is prepared by wrapping...

Pitang Oying is a traditional non-vegetarian dish of the Mising people of Assam. Pitang Oying is prepared by cooking indigenous chicken...

Do:dgang is a shraddha ceremony held in honor of the dead by the Mising community. Do:dgang is considered as doha, it is the final...