The Zeliangrong community, comprising Zeme, Liangmai, and Rongmei tribes, nurtured a deeply rooted socio-cultural environment shaped by nature, spirituality, and collective identity. Life revolved around village communities, forest-based livelihoods, and strong kinship systems that emphasized unity and mutual responsibility. Indigenous faith practices guided moral values, rituals, and social order, long before external religious or colonial influences arrived. Oral traditions, folk songs, and community festivals preserved history and reinforced cultural continuity. Respect for elders, courage in adversity, and devotion to ancestral customs were central to daily life. This environment fostered resilience and self-reliance, shaping leaders like Rani Gaidinliu, whose worldview emerged from these traditions. The Zeliangrong socio-cultural fabric thus became a foundation for resistance, spiritual reform, and the preservation of indigenous identity.