Children’s Folklore of the Apatani Community of Arunachal Pradesh in the Process of Socialization

Author(s)	Ms. Tasso Rinya
Country	India
Abstract	The tribes in Arunachal Pradesh have rich folk tradition, and due to unavailability of written script almost all the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh follow the oral tradition. The interest in oral art is very old. It always existed and people have welcomed and sought information about the tradition, stories, and myths of the community. Children’s folklore is one of the important areas of folklore studies as they are the fundamental unit of every society and universal symbol of future potentiality as well as the carrier of the heritage of the past. This paper is an attempt to comprehend the children’s folklore of Apatani community of Ziro valley of Arunachal Pradesh and an endeavor to analyze its functions that plays a vital role in the process of socialization. This paper would give a deep insight that will help in understanding the children’s world of the Apatani community and their perception towards the roles and responsibilities of the society through various games and plays.
Keywords	Children’s Folklore; Socialization; Apatani Community; Arunachal Pradesh; Ziro Valley; Traditional Games
Field	Sociology
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-02-18

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