Where in every part of the country men rule. That is, women handle household chores and men go out to work. But there are two ...

In a world commanded by men dominating all fields, it’s rare to chance upon a society that manages to distinguish itself from the norm. However, nestled in the quaint hills of Meghalaya lives a ...

Shillong, For hundreds of years, Meghalaya’s Khasi community, the largest ethnic group in the northeastern state, has followed a rare matrilineal system, where lineage and inheritance pass ...

This was the first time that a national party failed to win any seat in the Khasi Hills council ... such laws often go against the state’s culture and traditional political institutions ...