Itanagar: Former Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) vice-chancellor Tamo Mibang has passed in Arunachal Pradesh, family sources said. He was 67.

Mibang breathed his last at his native village of Mirbuk near Pasighat on Saturday.

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He was considered a doyen of tribal studies.

Mibang, a researcher of eminence, has to his credit 16 books and 46 research papers published in reputed international and national journals.

After a fruitful academic and administrative career of 41 years, he retired on July 1, 2020.

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He played a key role in turning Arunachal University into a central university, named RGU.