17 MAY ,2023.
17-05-2023
By Admin
Khasi council order on father’s surname setsoff war of words in matrilineal Meghalaya(PG 1)(GS 1)
17 MAY ,2023.
A tribal council’s order not to issue a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate to any Khasi person who adopts the surname of her or his father has triggered a war of words in matrilineal Meghalaya. The Khasis, numbering about 1.39 lakh, are one of the three indigenous matrilineal communities in the northeastern State. The other two are Garos and Jaintias.