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Analysis Study Research Paper | English Language and Literature | Volume 15 Issue 2, February 2026 | Pages: 1324 - 1326 | India
"The Legends of Pensam" as a Cultural Archive of Indigenous Adis of Arunachal Pradesh
Abstract: This paper examines "The Legends of Pensam" (2006) as a cultural archive of Arunachal Pradesh, focusing on its preservation of oral traditions, indigenous cosmology, social customs, ecological ethics, and subaltern histories. Drawing upon Cultural Memory Studies and Subaltern theory, the paper argues that Mamang Dai transforms fiction into a repository of collective memory. Through its episodic structure and the philosophical concept of ?Pensam,? the novel records a society negotiating continuity and change. It thus functions not only as a literary text but as an archival space safeguarding indigenous identity within Indian literature.
Keywords: Cultural Archive, Oral Tradition, Subalternity, Indigenous Cosmology, Northeast India, Cultural Memory
How to Cite?: Hari Narayan Deka, ""The Legends of Pensam" as a Cultural Archive of Indigenous Adis of Arunachal Pradesh", Volume 15 Issue 2, February 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1324-1326, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26222223242, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26222223242