41-552: Seppa (formerly known as Sepla ) is the headquarter of the East Kameng district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India . Sepla means 'marshy' land in the local dialect. It lies on the bank of Kameng River with a helipad located in the heart of the town. It is located 160 kilometres (99 mi) from Itanagar and 213 kilometres (132 mi) from Tezpur (Assam) connected by motorable road. The village of Seppa has two out of
82-664: A literacy rate of 62.48%. East Kameng is inhabited by various tribes of similar origin but with distinct cultures and beliefs, practising the Donyi-Polo religion. The most populous of these, the Nishi , are scattered throughout the entire district. Other tribes, especially the Miji , Puroik and the Aka , are found in regions near the Kameng river . Since independence, much of the population has relocated to
123-598: A form of slash and burn agriculture known as Jhum . After clearing the land, crops like barley and rice are planted, and fruit trees are planted to make orchards. Fishing activities first started between 1965–66 and gained momentum in November 1980, when the Fishery Department first started functioning independently. As of today, the Fishery development activities are headed by a District Fishery Development Officer, originally
164-558: A hall with a seating capacity of 100 people on the ground floor and the prayer hall is on the first floor. The sanctum sanctorum holds a white marble figure of the goddess Ane Donyi. The annual Nyokum Yullo, the main festival of the Nyishi people is celebrated on the Nyokum Lapang Ground adjacent to the namlo. This article about a location in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh
205-611: A linguistic team of David Harrison , Gregory Anderson , and Ganesh Murmu while documenting two Hruso languages (Aka and Miji) as part of National Geographic 's "Enduring Voices" project. It was apparently noticed by earlier researchers. The whole district is in picturesque hills covered with greenery. Tourist attractions in the district are in Papu Valley along the Papu River , among those Chayangtajo 48 km north and Bameng 81 km north of Seppo are hill stations connected by
246-515: A major people of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India and one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in China . Most Monpas live in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh , with a population of 50,000, centered in the districts of Tawang and West Kameng . As of 2020 there were 11,143 Monpa people living in Le/ Lebo/ Lebugou/ Lebugou township of Cona/ Tsona Tsona City in
287-682: A migration history from Changrelung. The Monpa are believed to be the only nomadic tribe in Northeast India – they are totally dependent on animals like sheep, cow, yak, goats and horses. There is a village called Le in Tibet, China where Monpa people are also found. The term Monpa is a generic term in China, unlike in India where it refers to a specific tribal group. People of Medog ( Pemako) in China are also called Monpa in China. Therefore, there must be careful study of
328-607: A motorable road. Kameng River is popular for fishing, which requires a fishing license from the district administration. Papu Valley is one of the most spectacular places in the district. Papu Valley got its name from the snake-like curvy streams of the Papu River. A vast field of rice covers the whole area of Papu Valley. Some of the major villages in this valley are Sede , Seba , Nere etc. Monpa people The Monpa ( Tibetan : མོན་པ་ , Wylie : mon pa , THL : mön pa ( Standard Tibetan : མོན་པ་ ;, Chinese : 门巴族) are
369-690: A result of the influence of the Bhutanese-educated Merag Lama. The testimony to this impact was the central role of the Tawang Monastery in the daily lives of the Monpa folk. In Zemithang the Monpa are adherents of the Nyingmapa strand of Mahayana/Tantrayana-tradition. Principal Monpa festivals include the Choskar harvest festival, Losar , and Torgya . During Losar, people generally offer prayers at
410-448: A trial of passage. After the tiger is killed, the jawbone, along with all its teeth, is used as a magic weapon. It is believed that its power will enable tigers to evoke the power of the guiding spirit of the ancestral tiger, who will accompany and protect the boy along his way. The Monpa are generally adherents of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism , which they adopted in the 17th century as
451-434: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . East Kameng East Kameng district is one of districts of Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern, India . It shares an international border with China in the north and district borders with West Kameng district to the west, Pakke-Kessang district to the south, Kurung Kumey district to the east, Papum Pare district to the southeast. Pakke-Kessang district
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#1732851019495492-470: Is completed, all of which were under construction in February 2021 while facing land acquisition issues, it will provide the strategic frontier connectivity from Seppa-Tamsang Yangfo-Sarili-Koloriang-Sarili-Nacho (and beyond to Daporijo- Taksing )-Tato (and beyond to Mechuka -Gelling and Aalo ). The place of worship of the Donyi-Polo religion is situated in the heart of the town. The two-storey building has
533-478: Is distantly related, with distinct words for basic vocabulary. Although it has resemblances to Tani further to the east, it appears to be a separate branch of Tibeto-Burman. Koro is unlike any language in the various branches of the Tibeto-Burman family. Researchers hypothesize it may have originated from a group of people enslaved and brought to the area. Koro was recognized as a separate language in 2010 by
574-560: Is made with bamboo matting, keeping their house warm during the winter season. Sitting platforms and hearths in the living rooms are also found in their houses. The extreme climatic conditions have an influence on the Monpas food habits and sedentary lifestyle. They intake substantial amount of cheese, salt, and meat with alcohol to cope with extreme cold. The butter tea and locally made distilled liquor from maize, millet, barley, buckwheat or rice, etc. known as Chang, Baang-Chang, Sin-Chang. However,
615-610: Is on the NH13 which is part of the larger Trans-Arunachal Highway . A strategic road was constructed by BRO in 2017 in Kurung Kumey district between Huri (which is already connected to Koloriang ) and Sarli after heavy construction equipment was heli-airlifted from Ziro , which will enable Koloriang-Huri-Sarli-Taliha-Daporijo connectivity by facilitating the construction of the remaining Sarli-Taliha section. Once Taliha- Daporijo , Taliha - Nacho , Taliha-Tato (headquarters of Shi Yomi district
656-424: The 2011 census East Kameng district has a population of 78,690, roughly equal to the nation of Dominica . This gives it a ranking of 624th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 19 inhabitants per square kilometre (49/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 37.14%. East Kameng has a sex ratio of 1,012 females for every 1,000 males, and
697-424: The Tawang Monastery , where many religious texts are printed on local paper and wooden blocks, usually meant for literate Monpa Lamas. They are also known for their wooden bowls and bamboo weaving. All animals except men and tigers are allowed to be hunted. According to tradition, only one individual is allowed to hunt the tiger on an auspicious day, upon the initiation period of the shamans, which can be likened to
738-617: The Tawang district , where they constitute about 97% of the district's population, and almost all of the remainder can be found in West Kameng district , where they form about 77% of the district's population. A small number live in East Kameng district . Around 9,000 Monpas live in Tibet, in Tsona County , Pêlung in Bayi District , and Mêdog County . These places fall completely outside of
779-633: The Tibetan language and script. Around the 14th century, Monyul came under increasing Tibetan political and cultural influence, which was apparent in the years when Tsangyang Gyatso, an ethnic Monpa, became the 6th Dalai Lama . However, Monyul, also known as the Tawang Tract, remained a remote area and sparsely populated until the middle of the 20th century. Monyul remained an autonomous entity, with local monks based in Tawang holding great political power within
820-538: The tundra of the north through a cool temperate climate to a humid subtropical climate in the southern sub-himalayan hills bordering Assam . The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago- Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line , (will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway ) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen here and here . Most tribes practice
861-429: The "Monpa languages". This is not a genealogical term, and several quite different languages are subsumed under it. "Monpa languages" include Kho-Bwa , East Bodish , and Tshangla languages. According to Blench (2014), five groups may be distinguished: The Monpa are known for wood carving, painting, carpet making and weaving. They manufacture paper from the pulp of the local sukso tree. A printing press can be found in
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#1732851019495902-672: The 11th century, the Northern Monpas in Tawang came under the influence of the Tibetan Buddhism of the Nyingma and Kagyu denominations. At this time the Monpa adopted the Tibetan alphabet for their language mainly for religious purposes. Drukpa missionaries came to the region in the 13th century, and missionaries of the Gelug school came in the 17th century. The Gelug school is the sect to which most Monpas belong today. The Monpa were never regarded as Tibetan, even though they adopted
943-617: The Himalayan crest line. Its borders were imprecise, but roughly stretched from eastern Bhutan and western Sikkim to the Tawang area. "Monpa" were the people of Mon and they were distinguished from "Lopa" (also spelt "Lhopa"), who were the wild and intractable tribes of the Assam Himalayan region. In practice, Monpa were people amenable to the proselytising efforts of the Buddhist monks, whereas Lopa were those inimical to them. In course of time,
984-455: The Monpa term and its use. The term Monpa is a very generic term and it includes people from all over trans himalayan region and unlike the modern term used to refer to the tribe of Monpa, of Tawang and West Kameng district. The Monpa people in Tibet live in Lebugou, Cona county. Tibetan Buddhists texts present "Monyul" (literally, "low land") as the territory immediately to the south of Tibet below
1025-790: The Superintendent of Fisheries. However, this department was understaffed. Funds were also given for rural agriculture and paddy-cum-fish culture activities. With the advancement of modern technology, horticulture based on apples and oranges is becoming increasingly popular. Today, temperate and sub-tropical fruits are planted in orchards with chemical fertilizers. The district's administrative divisions are Chayangtajo, Sawa, Khenewa, Bameng, Lada, Gyawe Purang, Pipu, Seppa, and Richukhrong. There are 5 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district: Bameng, Chayangtajo, Seppa East , and Seppa West . All of these are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency . According to
1066-573: The Tawang Monastery to pray for the coming of the Tibetan New Year. Pantomime dances are the principal feature of the Ajilamu festival. Buddhist lamas read religious scriptures in the gompas for a few days during Choskar. Thereafter, the villagers walk around the cultivated fields with sutras on their back. The significance of this festival is to pray for better cultivation and the prosperity of
1107-467: The Tibetan plateau and south of the Himalayan crest, and as a result have very low altitude, especially Mêdog County, which has a tropical climate unlike the rest of Tibet. The Monpa are sub-divided into six sub-groups because of variations in their language. They are namely: A state of Lhomon or Monyul is believed to have existed from 500 B.C to 600 A.D. centered in the present day Bhutan . In
1148-700: The area are Naharlagun Helipad (helicopter) and Holongi Airport (airplane), which are located in Naharlagun and Itanagar. People travelling from international destinations can board flights to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati , which has connecting flights to Lilabari Airport in Assam, located close to Koloriang. Apst( Arunachal Pradesh state transport) bus services are available from Itanagar via Naharlagun on alternative days.. Presently commuters can also travel to Seppa via Wingers and Tata Sumo agencies. It
1189-454: The chemise round the waist with a long and narrow piece of cloth. Ornaments are made of silver, corals and turquoise. Sometimes a person wears a cap with a single peacock feather in a felt hats. Due to the temperate climate of the eastern Himalayas , the Monpa, like most of the other ethnic groups in the region, construct their houses of stone and wood with plank floors, often accompanied with beautifully carved doors and window frames. The roof
1230-701: The district capital, Seppa. With the coming of modernism, festivals such as the Sarok of the Aka , Nyokum of the Nishi , Jonglam-Ponklam and Chindang of the Miji and the Gumkum-Gumpa are celebrated in full flair in Seppa. Religion in East Kameng District (2011) The Nishi is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by approximately 800–1200 people in the East Kameng district who live among the Aka (Hruso) , but their language
1271-661: The district's population. A small number of them may be found in bordering areas of East Kameng and Bhutan (2,500). They also share very close affinity with the Sharchops of Bhutan. Their language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family, but it is significantly different from the Eastern Tibetan dialect. It is written with the Tibetan script . The Monpa are sub-divided into six sub-groups because of their variations in their language. They are namely: The Tawang Monpas have
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1312-574: The gradual influx of tourists from other parts of India and with the influence of the western culture among educated younger generation there is a radical changes in the youth's diet habits. The commercially processed store-bought foods and fast foods like chips, burgers and samosa, and drinks like cappuccino coffees, and commercial alcohols, are widely prevalent today. The Monpa practice shifting and permanent types of cultivation. Cattle, yaks, cows, pigs, sheep and fowl are kept as domestic animals. To prevent soil erosion from planting crops on hilly slopes,
1353-563: The kingdom, and direct rule over the area from Lhasa was established only in the 17th century. From this time until the early 20th century, Monyul was ruled by authorities in Lhasa . One of the first British-Indian travellers into Monyul, Nain Singh Rawat , who visited the area from 1875 to 1876, noted that the Monpa were a conservative people who shunned contact with the outside world and made efforts to monopolise trade with Tibet. In 1914, as part of
1394-593: The negotiations for the Simla Convention , Britain and Tibet negotiated their mutual border roughly along the crest of the Himalayas, which came to be called the McMahon Line . The line divided the land in which the Monpas inhabited, and became a source of contention in subsequent years because of ambiguities in the specific location of the McMahon Line. The languages spoken by the Monpa people are often referred to as
1435-405: The one who makes all decisions. In his absence, his wife takes over all responsibilities. When a child is born, they have no strict preference for a boy or a girl. The traditional dress of the Monpa is based on the Tibetan chuba . Both men and women wear headwear made of yak hair, with long tassels. The women tend to wear a warm jacket and a sleeveless chemise that reaches down to the calves, tying
1476-527: The sixty Vidhan Sabha Constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh. They are Seppa East and Seppa West . As of 2001 India census , Seppa had a population of 14,965; males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%; 21% of the population was under 6 years of age; the average literacy rate was 53%—lower than the national average of 59.5%, with 64% male literacy and 41% female literacy. Seppa has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Seppa. It broadcasts on FM frequencies. The nearest airways serving
1517-493: The southern Tibet Autonomous Region , where they are known as Menba ( simplified Chinese : 门巴族 ; traditional Chinese : 門巴族 ; pinyin : Ménbāzú ). Of the 45,000 Monpas who live in Arunachal Pradesh , about 20,000 of them live in Tawang district, where they constitute about 97% of the district's population, and almost all of the remainder can be found in the West Kameng district, where they form about 77% of
1558-413: The various people of the historical "Monyul" came to be called by other names, such as Lepcha for the tribes of Sikkim and Drukpa for the people of Bhutan, but the people of Tawang continued to own the name "Monpa". Most Monpas live in the Indian administered region of Arunachal Pradesh , with a population of around 60,000, centred in the districts of Tawang and West Kameng . About 20,000 live in
1599-400: The villagers, and protect the grains from insects and wild animals. The traditional society of the Monpa was administered by a council of six ministers locally known as Trukdri . The members of this council are known as Kenpo , literally the “Abbot”. The Lamas also hold honored positions, two monks known as Nyetsangs , and two other Dzongpen . The man is the head of the family and he is
1640-530: Was also redesignated as the Deputy Commissioner of Kameng. However, for political reasons, the Kameng district was bifurcated between East Kameng and West Kameng on 1 June 1980. Before the bifurcation, East Kameng district occupied an area of 4,134 square kilometres (1,596 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Alaska 's Unimak Island . Like West Kameng , the East Kameng climate ranges from arid in
1681-557: Was bifurcated from East Kameng district on 1 December 2018. The area around the Kameng river has at various times come under the control and influence of the Mon kingdom, Tibet, and the Ahom kingdom . Aka and Nishi chiefs would exert control over the area whenever no major political powers dominated the area. The Kameng Frontier Division was renamed the Kameng District. The Political Officer