Talom Rukbo was the father of

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, a revivalist religious movement based in

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which attempts to reconstruct Tani (

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) animist spirituality. He has criticized Christian missionaries for fraudulent

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practices in the Northeast of India. Because of his contribution to the

Adivasi The Adivasi refers to inhabitants of Indian subcontinent, generally tribal people. The term is a Sanskrit word coined in the 1930s by political activists to give the tribal people an indigenous identity by claiming an indigenous origin. The term ...

way of life, Rukbo has been named one of the inspirations for the

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project run by the

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Publications

* ''Donyi-Polo faith and practice of the Adis -- Extr. de : Indigenous faith and practices of the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh'', New Delhi : Himalayan Publ., 1998Biblio
Groupe des laboratoires de Villejuif

References

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