is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India‚ 25 kilometres from Shillong. Mawphlang is the site of one of the Khasi Hills sacred groves. The main occupation of Mawphlang is cultivation. The people when asked what kind of changes they want to see‚ their answer was simple “transport facilities‚ good marketing of cultivated crops. MAWSYNRAM Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state. It is the wettest place on Earth‚ with an
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development. I was born and brought up in shillong which is the capital of Meghalaya. Meghalaya is one of the seven states of north east of India. Meghalaya was part of Assam and attained its full statehood in January 21 1972 comprising of the Khasi hills‚ Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills. Meghalaya in Sanskrit means the abode of clouds and like other states of Northeast it’s completely green and has rich flora and fauna diversity. Meghalaya is one of the smallest states of India and has Christianity as the
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THE KHASIS OF BARAK VALLEY‚ ASSAM Anthropologists have taken the word ‘tribe’ from its ordinary usage‚ which had different meanings. Generally‚ it meant people who were primitive‚ living in a backward area and did not know how to write. Sometimes it was synonymous with the term ‘race’. In fact there was no precise meaning given to the term ‘tribe’.[1] Theoretically‚ a tribe is an ideal State‚ a self contained unit. It is a society in itself‚ i.e. a collection of individuals sharing a common
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Introduction to Meghalaya Meghalaya or megh- cloud; alay- home; is a picturesque but tiny state in the northeastern region of India. As the state remained cut off from mainstream India for a long time due to some ethnic problems‚ it has been able to survive the onslaught of crass commercialization that has taken over other famous tourist centers of India. As is the name‚ the state receives heavy rainfall and two of the world’s wettest places are located in Meghalaya. Full of vibrant culture‚ tradition
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Address: Laban‚ Shillong‚ Meghalaya Contact Number: 8014394544 List Of Players: 1. Gabrial 2. Ibrahim 3. Minkv 4. Vicky (s) Prefer Team Name: Grim Reapers (G|R) Clan Lord: Eric Ropmay Address: Jhalupara Contact Number: 09863659616 List Of Players: 1. Andy Lyngdoh 2. Abhishek Jasrasaria 3. Gary Ropmay 4. Amit Laloo (S) Sengprang Sangma Team Name: Ories Orange Clan Lord: Paul Lyngdoh Address: Lower Nongrim Hills‚ Shillong‚ Meghalaya Contact Number: 09402508340
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NATIONALISM Nation and nationalism are two of the msot common word used in political science and in discussion of internatioanl politics. While using these words so oftenly most of us often tend to use them lossely and sometimes also misuse them. Statehood Demands in India’s Northeast: Bodoland As anticipated‚ the creation of Telangana has had a destabilising domino effect on the rest of India. The most recent of these is the demand for a separate Bodoland to be carved out of Assam
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Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas : Scheduled Tribes live in contiguous areas unlike other communities. It is‚ therefore‚ much simpler to have an area-approach for development activities and also regulatory provisions to protect their interests. In order to protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes with regard to land alienation and other social factors‚ provisions of ‘‘Fifth Schedule" and ‘‘Sixth Schedule"have been enshrined in the Constitution. The Fifth Schedule under Article 244(1) of Constitution
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About Cherrapunjee. World’s wettest place on earth‚ Cherrapunjee is a beautiful town located in Meghalaya‚ a North East state of India. It has also found its place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Popularly known as Sohra by the locals‚ Cherrapunjee is also the traditional capital of Khasi tribes. The place has not changed much but the pattern of rainfall definitely has. Barely 10 km from Cherrapunji stands the village of Mawsynram that has snatched away the heaviest rainfall record‚ with
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Project on Food Processing Unit Submitted by: Ms. Daphibanbet Wanroi B.B.A. 2nd Year St. Anthony’s College Shillong CONTENTS Acknowledgements First of all I thank Sir. David for giving me this project to work on my own. From being a very shy person‚ now I have the courage to talk with people around
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Askot‚ Binsar‚ and Gananath. In all these areas‚ fairs are held regularly and rituals performed. But the trees seem to have lost their religious importance in the minds of the people. * Some of the richest groves are found in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya‚ where almost every village is said to have had a grove‚ known locally as the lawkyntangs. The largest of them are in Mawphlang and Mausmai. These groves are a storehouse of a large number of rare plant species. The local people believe that the
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