A short speech on the
Unique Culture of Meghalaya: Khasis, Garos & Jaintias.
Every
person & every culture is unique in its own way. Differences is the root of
beauty.
Meghalaya is one of the very few
surviving matrilineal societies in the world. The three major tribes of
Meghalaya have unique matrilineal system, wherein women are the owners of the
house and yet patriarchal where men govern the house as head of the family.
Tracing descent is only through female lines. Gender equality is well
maintained. In Meghalayan matrilineal culture, the inheritance of property generally
goes to the youngest daughter of the family. The four main similarities among
these three tribes are matrilocal, matrilineal descent, patriarchy and
inheritance in which the youngest daughter receives the ransom properties.
Garos are matrilineal but purely patriarchal. But few reports cite that some
Khasi and Jaintia families are also matriarchal.
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About:
This video is just a portion of the
speech on the programme, "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat", a cultural
exchange programme organised by MHRD, in collaboration with IIT Delhi on 9th
October 2018.
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