Soom
Musical Instruments: The Heritage of the Kom Tribe of Manipur
By: KEISHAM INGOCHA SINGH, ARUNDHATI DEVI MAIBAM, THIYAM RABIKANTA SINGH, AKOIJAM BOJEN MEETEI, MAIBAM MANORANJAN SINGH – In the Kom culture, a variety of musical instruments serve as vehicles for communication. These instruments include the vakhung/khuangche (a large slit wooden drum), the soom (metal gong), the rushem (bagpipe), and the sirangder (stringed instrument). The Kom…
Death Ceremony in a Lepcha Village: Amak-Sa-Dihrim
By: AVISHEK BISWAKARMA – The paper dwells into the concept of death and afterlife for the Lepchas. The Lepcha concept of death and funeral is in itself one of the earliest ideas which have existed for a very long time. The Lepcha ritual practice varies from their traditional to the so called present day syncretised…