International Day of Forests, observed on March 21, highlights the vital role forests play in sustaining life on Earth, ...

In a world commanded by men dominating all fields, it’s rare to chance upon a society that manages to distinguish itself from the norm. However, nestled in the quaint hills of Meghalaya lives a ...

Believed to have emerged from one of seven divine clans, the Khasi tribe originated from an ancient Austric race in south-east Asia. While the community too was originally believed to follow a ...

Christian missionary activity in the Khasi and Jaintia hills began in the middle of the nineteenth century with the Welsh, Irish and Dutch. Later, there was the Ramakrishna Mission and the Brahmo ...

KOLKATA: For hundreds of years, Meghalaya's Khasi community, the largest ethnic group in the northeastern state, has followed a rare matrilineal system, where lineage and inheritance pass through ...

From British misinterpretation of property rights to globalisation pressures, Warjri through his book examines how Khasi traditions have been altered over time—and what must be done to preserve them ...

However, the Voice of the People Party, which is a strident advocate of the interests of the Khasi-Jaintia tribes, has argued that the Sixth Schedule is not enough. “The Sixth Schedule grants a ...

The code is six digits long. You can find out the pin code of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya right here. The first three digits of the PIN represent a specific geographical region called a ...