A new study shows how wild edible plants remain central to diet, livelihoods, and traditional knowledge in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, April 25: Walk...
The Shillong-based Hid Foundation has lauded the Meghalaya government’s decision to initiate steps toward recognising Khasi and Garo as official languages of the state.
Shillong, Feb 26: Garo Hills-ni MLA-rang, Khasi ku•sikko aro Khasi-Jaintia Hills-ni MLA-rang, Garo ku•sikko skie ra•na man•na gita MLA-rangna language crash course-ko a•bachengatna Bristibar...
SHILLONG, NOV 29: The Closing Ceremony of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2025 presented a powerful celebration of India’s cultural diversity, bringing...
What story does a face tell? For researchers in Northeast India, the answer goes far beyond appearance. A pioneering study has, for the first time, mapped the nasofacial features of Meghalaya’s three major communities—Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia—offering insights that could reshape forensic science, reconstructive surgery, and even the design of protective masks.
The government constituted committee on preservation of Garo culture and heritage has suggested two locations for the proposed construction of a second Cenotaph for engraving the names of those, who were not included in the first Garo Labour Corps Cenotaph at Lower Babupara in Tura.
The A’chik Conscious Holistically Integrated Krima (ACHIK) has threatened to organize a statewide protest if the state government does not heed its demand of appointing a Garo as the next chairman of the Meghalaya Public Service Commission (MPSC).
In a progressive move to preserve and promote its rich cultural tapestry, Meghalaya's Education Department has proposed making Khasi and Garo languages compulsory subjects up to Class 4.
