KABEN-KABNAM; Oral Literature of the Galo Tribe

Oral literature means oral form of knowledge which has been transmitted from one generation to next generation through words of mouth. It is an important source of understanding life and customs of every society all over the world in absence of any traditional written records system. With this point of view oral literature plays a significant role in Galo society which had been passed down from the age Abo Tani till present day by giving a community identity. As per research work there are voluminous of oral literature exist in Galo tribe with having a slight variation in version of narrating the different forms of oral history among the different section of Galo clans. In this article researcher is focusing on the origin theory for the Kaben-Kabnam. To gather the desirable information, sources is mostly based on personal interview with Nyijik, Nyikok of Leparada district, Arunachal Pradesh India. To substitute the virginity of verbal testimony given by interviewee, some published books, magazines, souvenirs also been referred. Some of the challenges encountered during the time of field investigation was that well verse person in field of traditional knowledge system are not plenty in my home town as of now. Hence, documentation of ancestral practices through research work is very much important in current digital age. Since past years many native writer had worked on this matter but even though there is scope for doing research on oral literature of the Galo tribe.