Nov6,2023
One of the major residing tribes the Dibang Valley is the Mishmis. There are three main tribes of the Mishmis, Idu (known as Chulikota), Digaru (known as Taraon) and Miju (known as Kaman).
According to folklore, Supreme God Inni created four men in human form namely Mesa, Ami, Mosa and Idu. When they arrived on the earth they felt hungry
Failing to identify the fourth one Idu, the other three received equal amount of food. Feeling sorry, the senior one Mesa asked Id to cut his hair to identify him among the four, thus this weird haircut
Mishmi Idu believes that Rukmini Chief Consort of Lord Krishna belonged to their tribe.
There is a legend that Lord Krishna asked the Mishmi people to cut their hair as a form of punishment for not allowing him to marry Rukmini.
The Idu are also known as Yidu Lhoba in Tibet and often referred as Chulikatas in Assam.