Apatanis and others celebrating an election victory
These men are drinking rice beer from bamboo vessels to celebrate a famous election victory : In February 1978, MLAs were elected as Members of the Legislative Assembly in Itanagar, the capital of the then, Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh : Padi Yubbe, from the Padi clan, one of the richest and...
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Apatanis and others celebrating an election victory [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
| Subjects: |
Asia
-- India
-- Arunachal Pradesh
-- Lower Subansiri District
-- Ziro Tehsil
-- Old Ziro
-- Apatani River valley.
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| Summary: |
These men are drinking rice beer from bamboo vessels to celebrate a famous election victory : In February 1978, MLAs were elected as Members of the Legislative Assembly in Itanagar, the capital of the then, Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh : Padi Yubbe, from the Padi clan, one of the richest and most influential in local society, was elected not only as a MLA but also as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly : the invited guests, according to Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, numbered 500, including Nyishis and Hill Miris from villages within the Speaker's constituency : the celebration was held at Padi Yubbe's house in Old Ziro, the small town-cum-village at the northern end of the valley. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 1978, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Old Ziro -- Apatani River valley. |