• Praveena .M.S

the Adis are the hill people who constitute a major tribe in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Every Adi village is run by a council called 'Kebang'. All the adult members of the village are its members andn they participate in the sessions of the Kebang. Normally the sessions of the bosy take place in the 'Musup/DERE' of the village dormitory. The kebang has three main organisational institutions. They are; the Dolung Kebang (Council of a village), the Banggo Kebang (Council of Villages) and the Bogum-Bokang Kebang ( the Council of the Tribe). The Dolung Kebang deals with the affairs of the village. The Banggo Kebang deals with the affairs of some villages within a compact geographical area. When a problem goes beyond the village jurisdiction, automatically the Banggo Kebang come into the picture or it takes up the matter. The Bogum Bokang Kebang deals with problems connecting the tribe as a whole, problems of the tribe or dispute or feuds involving sub - tribes or clans are brought up to this Kebang.The Kebang with its wide powers performs various functions namely administrative function, judicial functions, political functions, developmental functions, welfare measures, training of youths, etc. It decides when and where to clear jungles for seasonal Jhuming. The Kebangarranges the inter-villages relict and help in time of distress and need, the Kebang can levy any sort of taxation on the village by giving certain rulings in time of need. The Kebang trains the youths of the village in its procedures and in traditional laws and customs,by involving them in its functions. All disputed between villages, families and individuals over land, water, properties, possessions, etc are brought up to the Kebang for discussion and judgement. After the discussion and hearing , KebangAbu takes the decisions. Punishments are given to the guilty persons in the form of oaths and ordeals. the Kebang in its simplest form a living democratic institution. The Adi maintain their solidarity, integrity, unity , cultural affinity and democracy through 6 their Kebang. But today the influence of modern education and the latest democratic ideas were changed the young generation. Though the continuity of the Kebang is still liked by the old people, educated younger generation of the society seems to have a different attitude towards it. Today, they approach the court of law for settlement of a case if they are not satisfied with the decision of the Kebang. However, now a days such cases are directly reported to the District Administration and the party concerned is put under the provisions of Indian Penal Code.

Kebang, Dolung Kebang, Banggo - Kebang, Bogum-Bokang Kebang, Dere,Dere KOs, Kebang Abu,

"Traditionala Political Institution of the Adi Tribe of East Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no.187-190, October-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1810334.pdf

"Traditionala Political Institution of the Adi Tribe of East Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no. pp187-190, October-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1810334.pdf