TURA: Vehemently opposing the transfer of Dadenggre Sub Divisional School and Education Officer (SDSEO) and Selsella Block Development Officer (BDO), NGOs comprising of the FKJGP, FAF, Mother’s Union ...

The Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrated worldwide as a symbol of spring, renewal, and the fleeting beauty of life, is a spectacle that holds deep cultural and environmental significance. Rooted in ...

A couple of weeks ago, a friend, Valentine Sohtun, shared a 2015 article with me titled ‘An Ethnographic Exploration of the Lyngam Ethnic Community in Bangladesh’ written by Nur Mohammad Majumder, Lye ...

By HH Mohrmen What are the traditional institutions and how are they established in the Jaintia hills? Why does the traditional institution of Daloiship prevail only in the Jaintia hills and not in ...

As political parties are warming up for the elections and choosing potential candidates for the 29 seats in the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), the question that arises in the minds ...

Clans are social organisations/institutions that evolved to maintain social order. They emerged as loose associations of a large number of people connected by kinship ...

Many articles have been written about Behdieñkhlam, but it is not possible to describe the different facets of this great festival in one article or even in a single one book. Many a times the ...

Does it ever happen to you that you observe when a coin is tossed in the air, it always lands on the same side it started? Well, you’re not alone in thinking that. It’s not just a trick of your ...

By Patricia Mukhim To say that Khasi society is a confused agglomeration of individuals is an understatement. Even as we speak there are Khasis who believe they are more original than others simply ...

A few days ago, the news report about the purported letter issued by the North East Sunshine Trust (NEST) urging the Union Minister InCharge of Department of Atomic Energy to resume uranium mining in ...

In an astounding feat inside the caves of Meghalaya along with members of Meghalaya Adventures Association and Irish Cave Rescue Operations, Patricia Mukhim accounts a firsthand experience at it while ...

Various aspects of the Khasi traditional institutions had been dealt with in my previous articles, but I feel it necessary to present a holistic picture for more clarity on this subject which I ...