Lepchas or more properly Rongs are a most extra-ordinary though little known Indian tribe. Confined mainly to Sikkim and Darjeeling hills, their population is hardly eighty thousand. Sociologically, they are unique for they have eschewed aggression in their social mores. Their women are on equal footing with men in every sphere of life. Also, they possess abundantly what keats called 'negative capability' and can quietly shrug off adversity with a simple ...
