Thursday, 2 January 2014

Meghalaya

Meghalaya is a little state established in the to the east region of India. This state was initially a part of Assam and was declared as a distinct state in the year 1972. This is furthermore referred to as the “Abode of Clouds”. Meghalaya is renowned as a very coolinging and a refreshing place, when contrasted to the state of Assam which is rather sweaty. The state of Meghalaya is located on the cliffs which are rather rocky and these are located above the flat lands of Bengal flat lands


 The cities of Cherrapunjee and Mawsynram are advised to be the wettest places on soil. Here you will furthermore get to see Asia’s longest caves and waterfalls. The eastern and the central Meghalaya region are quite densely populated by the tribes of Jaintia, Pnar and Khasi people, these were the people whom really from Southeast Asia. In the Western Meghalaya area you will see the unrelated Garo tribe, which inhabit this district. These tribes regardless of coming from different backgrounds are rather alike as they use a widespread matrilineal scheme of inheritance, which means that the children take the mothers family title and you will glimpse that offspring are carried by their father on their back. 

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