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Khasi, Garo made official language by ordinance

Shillong, April 27: In another landmark towards according official language status to Khasi and Garo, the state government has notified the two indigenous languages...

Garo-Tibet, Khasi-Mon Khmer links to be probed

Shillong, Feb 23: The state government has planned to send researchers to Cambodia to study links between Khasi and Mon-Khmer groups through DNA testing...

P.A. Sangma, The Garo Godfather we all miss.

Mike M. Sangma I didn’t know our Late P.A Sangma well enough. I wish I had. But whatever little did I know of him, left...

Meghalaya gets its first centrifuged latex unit, to benefit 3,000 rubber farmers in Garo hills

Shillong, Jul 28 : In a significant boost to rubber cultivation and value-addition in western Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday inaugurated...

Nagaland Cabinet sparks outrage by freezing indigenous certificates for non-Naga tribes: Dimasa body calls move unconstitutional

Guwahati, June 10: A fresh political storm is brewing in Nagaland after the state cabinet abruptly suspended the issuance of Indigenous Inhabitants Certificates (IICs)...

From Margins to Mainstream: When a State Speaks Its Soul

By Bijoy A. Sangma In a progressive move to preserve and promote its rich cultural tapestry, Meghalaya's Education Department has proposed making Khasi and Garo...

From the Hills of Meghalaya to the Battlefields of France: The Garo Labour Corps’ Forgotten Sacrifice

By Bijoy A. Sangma As July 16 approaches, the people of Garo Hills prepare to observe Garo Labour Corps Day, a solemn occasion that honours...

Matrilineal system backbone of Khasi, Garo, Jaintia societies: Governor

Shillong, Jan 19: Governor CH Vijayashankar has extolled the matrilineal tradition of Khasi, Jaintia, and Garo communities and termed the age-old practice as backbone...

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