From the archive record
Paddy harvest in Ziro valley of Arunachal Pradesh. The fertile land of Ziro gives a incredible yield majorly owing to the progressive techniques of the Apatanis. Daily chores underway at the fields for the tribal women in the Ziro valley. The harvesting season that has started marks the beginning of the festival calendar for the Apatanis. Women are mostly seen in the fields harvesting the yield of the full grown paddy crops. The Apatani, or Tanii, are a tribal group of people living in the Ziro valley in the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. However more Apatanis live outside this valley, making the total population approximately 60,000 all over the state. Apatani women carry out the household chores of gathering both wild and kitchen garden vegetables, cooking, fetch