The Tani is a group of tribes from the Indian states of
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam, and the
Tibet Autonomous Region of
China
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which share common
Tani languages and certain common beliefs, primarily in
Abotani as their primeval ancestor (Father of Human). The group comprises
Nyishi
The Nyishi community is the largest ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. In Nyishi, ''Nyi'' refers to "a human" and the word ''shi'' denotes "highland".The Nyishis are mentioned as the Daflas in the contemporary Ahom docu ...
,
Adi,
Apatani,
Galo Galo may refer to:
People
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,
Tagin, and
Mising. They are also often referred to as the Tani group.
With a population of 1.7 million, the Tani are one of the largest ethnic groups in North Eastern India.
The Tani are scattered across larger regions of Arunachal Pradesh except
Tirap,
Changlang,
Longding,
West Kameng, and
Tawang. The major part of the
Mising tribe is scattered in the different district of Upper Assam. Thousands of Tani populace are also found across the border in
Tibet Autonomous Region,
China
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. The Chinese government recognise Tani as members of the
Lhoba people.
History
Most of the residents of Arunachal Pradesh belongs to the five Tani tribes (Nyishi, Adi, Galo, Apatani, and Tagin) supposedly descended from
Abotani. The history of the Tani people is found in the ancient libraries of Tibet as the Tani people traded swords and other metals to Tibetans in exchange for meat and wool.
Tibetans referred to the Tani people as the Lhobhas; ''lho'' means south and ''bha'' means people.
Notable people
*
Bakin Pertin (1st elected MP, 1977-79)
*Lalit Kumar Doley (1st elected MP, 1977-80)
*Gora Pertin (1st Speaker)
*Jomin Tayeng (1st IAS)
*Jatin Mipun (1st IPS, 1983 Batch- Ex-Director Fire & Emergency Services, Govt of Assam)
*Mamuk Lego (Roing Founder)
*
Mrinal Miri (Educationalist, Padma Bhusan awardee, Nominated Rajya Sabha member)
*
Indira Miri (Educationist, Padma Shri awardee)
*Mahi Chandra Miri(Assam's first chief conservator of forest)
*
Tabu Taid (Indian educationist, linguist)
*James Onyok Tayeng (1st inducted IAS)
*Tapi Mra (1st Everest Climber)
*
Jadav Payeng
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(environmentalist; part of the
Mising ethnic group)
*Shakuntala Doley Gamlin (1st Women IAS, 1984 Batch-AGMUT Cadre)
* Dyuti Rani Doley Barman (1st Women IPS of Assam, 1986 Batch- Retired Director SVP National Police Academy)
References
Scheduled Tribes of India
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