Mising Folk Tales
| Author: | Tabu Ram Taid |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 978-81-260-4221-0 |
Abstract / Summary
"A compilation of traditional folk stories, legends, and myths of the Mising community translated into English, published by the National Academy of Letters (Sahitya Akademi)."
Taid, T. R. (2013). Mising Folk Tales. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.Oral tradition, set down in print
Commissioned by the Sahitya Akademi (India’s National Academy of Letters) and published in 2013, this anthology translates oral stories passed down through generations of Mising storytellers. The stories reflect the community’s relationship with nature, rivers (especially the Brahmaputra), spirits, and moral teachings.
At a time when oral transmission is weakening, the volume preserves narrative traditions — origin myths, trickster tales, and legends of the Abotani ancestors — in a form that both scholars and general readers can access. Each tale is presented in English with its cultural context intact.
Recognition
The book belongs to the Sahitya Akademi’s series documenting the folklore of India’s languages, placing Mising storytelling alongside the literary traditions the Academy champions nationally.