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Khasi

a people, the basic population of the Indian state of Meghalaya. Numbering about 384,000 persons (1971, census), they belong to the southern Mongoloid physical type with some Veddoid features. They speak a Mon-Khmer language and have retained their ancient beliefs (ancestor worship), although many are Christians. Their basic occupation is terrace and slash-and-burn farming. The Khasi have an early feudal social system, with vestiges of matriarchy. Name and property are transmitted through the female line, and marriages are matrilocal. Class differentiation is occurring in rural communities.

REFERENCES

Narody Iuzhnoi Azii. Moscow, 1963.
Boldyreva, S. A. “Cherty materinsko-rodovoi organizatsii u garo i kkhasi (Assam).” In Indiiskii etnograficheskii sbornik: Trudy In-ta etnografii. Moscow, 1961.

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"Two 'border haats' at Bholaganj and Ryngku both in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya bordering Bangladesh will become operational by September while another at Nolikata in South West Khasi Hills district will become functional by December this year," Suchiang said.

Two Indo-Bangla border haats in Meghalaya to start by next month

Their contributions are insightful; but I wish, however, that this book had also included an essay by an insider, a Khasi with indigenous cultural claims to the town and the region.

Insiders and outsiders in India's Northeast

In Shillong, activists of the Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP), Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) and Ri-Bhoi Youth Front (RBYF) assembled at Khyndai-Lad observing the 'black flag day' besides chanting anti-Modi slogans and demanding 'Bangladeshis go back.' Senior United Democratic Party (UDP) leaders, including former Urban Affairs Minister Paul Lyngdoh and Allantry Franklin Dkhar, the political advisor to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma attended the protest rally.

Protests against citizenship bill intensify in Meghalaya

The meeting condemned the killing of a 25-year-old youth, Simranjit Singh, son of Sardar Nanak Singh of Khasi Pura, Tral, who contested the recent Panchayat elections.

Sikh bodies condemn killing of community youth in IHK

MAWLYNNONG, MEGHALAYA: Hidden in the lush greenery of the East Khasi hills of Meghalaya state along the Indian border with Bangladesh lies the pristine village of Mawlynnong.

Pristine village of Mawlynnong in India's Meghalaya fast turning out to be a tourist magnet

Carry On Up The Khyber (1968) is probably at the top of most fans' lists when it comes to naming their favourite of the long-running series of saucy British comedies and in it Snowdonia passes for colonial India where Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) and his 3rd Foot & Mouth Regiment are trying to prevent the Khasi of Kalabar's full-scale rebellion.

PICTURE THIS..

According to the official website of Meghalaya tourism, Sohra, previously known as Cherrapunjee, a sub-division of the East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya, is set upon a plateau on the southern slopes of the state.

Cats and Dogs

Kenneth Williams is the Khasi of Kalabar and Roy Castle leads the Third Foot And Mouth.

FRIDAY

The report said that suspected tribal militants killed two BSF guards at a remote border outpost in South-West Khasi Hills in north east India on Friday.

Bangladesh assures cooperation to nab killers of 2 Indian troopers

Serves up a mean Jadoh that is a rice-pork based Khasi delicacy.

For relaxation and therapy, try Khasi massage in Meghalaya

Mizo High School beat Tyrsad Higher Secondary School, East Khasi Hills, Shillong, convincingly in the first quarter- final match.

Mizoram and Tamil Nadu enter last four