For decades, shifting cultivation or jhum, has been framed as an ecological liability. Government narratives, development programmes, and sections of academic discourse have consistently positioned it as a driver of deforestation, soil degradation, and air pollution.
Tura, Nov 7: The 49th Hundred Drums Wangala Festival at Wangala A•dam, Chibragre in West Garo Hills continued to attract large crowds over the weekend,...
A high-level meeting of the constituted Committee for the Preservation of Garo Culture and Heritage will be chaired by cabinet minister Marcuise N Marak at Tura Circuit House on April 15.
The festival, named "Tyisam," holds cultural significance as it translates to "by the river side" in the language of the Atong sub-tribe of the Garo people.
