Khasi Hills Elephant Reserve.
They only know Khasi and English.
Out of the 1,123,490 Khasi, most were Christians,
A small population of Khasi people also lives in Bangladesh.
As is the tradition of the Khasi people, in Mawlynnong property
The South West Khasi Hills district was carved out of the West
The town of Sohra(Cherrapunji) in the Khasi Hills south of capital Shillong holds
Dak_Ti, a Khasi Term, means impressions of the hand
and also how to protect it.
She couldn't get remarried, though it was quite a normal thing in Khasi society.
The Siem ruled the Khasi state through an elected State Assembly, known as the Durbar Hima.
Her book, Khasi Under British Rule,
1824-1947, is a historical narrative of Khasi life during the pre-independence period.
Nongstoin(IPA: ˈnɒŋˌstɔɪn) is the headquarters of West Khasi Hills district in the state of Meghalaya in India.
The South West Khasi Hills district was carved out of the West
Khasi Hills district on 3 August 2012.
The party also promised to get Khasi and Garo languages included into the eighth schedule of the Constitution.
Combat Zone Pyrdiwah: In East Khasi Hill district of Meghalaya. It is an enclave claimed by
Bangladesh but in India' s control.
Created by the people of the Khasi tribe, these roots grow from the ancient rubber trees,
seen only in the northeast region.
Out of the 1,123,490 Khasi, most were Christians,
202,978 followed the indigenous Niam Khasi/Shnong/Niamtre, 17,641 of the Khasi were Hindu
and 2,977 were Muslim.
It has an average elevation of 1,484 metres(4,869 ft)
and sits on a plateau in the southern part of the Khasi Hills, facing the plains of Bangladesh.
A federation of 25 Himas or Khasi kingdoms that have a cosmetic existence today,
plan to revisit the 1948 agreements that made present-day Meghalaya a part of India.
A federation of 25 Himas or Khasi kingdoms that have a cosmetic existence today
has planned to revisit the 1948 agreements that made present-day Meghalaya a part of India.
As is the tradition of the Khasi people, in Mawlynnong property
and wealth are passed from the mother to the youngest of her daughters, who also keeps the mother's surname.
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.
Close to 90% of the Garo tribe and nearly 80% of the Khasi are Christian,
while more than 97% of the Hajong, 98.53% of the Koch, and 94.60% of the Rabha tribes are Hindu.
One of the important historical leaders of the Khasi people, Tirot Sing led a battalion of soldiers
and employed guerrilla warfare techniques to combat the British troops who were threatening to capture the Khasi Hills in its entirety.
The town of Sohra(Cherrapunji) in the Khasi Hills south of capital Shillong holds
the world record for most rain in a calendar month, while the village of Mawsynram, near Sohra(Cherrapunji), holds the record for the most rain in a year.
Ethnic groups 2011: Khasi: 34% Garo:
30.5% Jaintia: 18.5% Bengali: 7.5% Nepali: 3.5% Hajong: 1.2% Biate: 1.1% Koch: 1.0% Tiwa( Lalung): 0.9% Rabha: 0.8% Kuki: 0.5% Shaikh: 0.3% Other: 0.2% Tribal people make up the majority of Meghalaya 's population.