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| Article Name : | | | GENDER AND ABORIGINAL TRIBES: A CASE STUDY OF LEPCHAS | | Author Name : | | | ANIRBAN CHAKRABORTY | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-2339 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Lepchas are the aboriginal tribes of Darjeeling. Lyangsong Tamsang, the Compiler, Translator and Editor of Lepcha Folklore and Folksongs, in his Introduction to the compilation, writes that The Lepchas refer to themselves as Mutanchi Rong Kup Rum Kup which means the 'Beloved Children of Mother Nature and God'. The Lepchas are nature lovers and worshippers of Mother Nature. The Lepchas see Mother Nature as a medium which brings them closer to their Rum. Tamsang remarks that the Lepchas are probably the only indigenous race, east of Israel, who profess to be 'Children of God' and Mother Nature. This paper highlights the gender concern in Lepcha society by studing their various conventions and customs. | | Keywords : | | |
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