Empowerment Through Tradition: Inside Meghalaya’s Matrilineal Society
Empowerment Through Tradition: Inside Meghalaya’s Matrilineal Society Tucked away in Meghalaya’s undulating hills is a civilisation that rejects the patriarchal conventions that permeate most of India. This northeastern state’s Pnar and Garo tribes have long maintained a matrilineal social system that empowers women and questions conventional gender roles. Through their age-old rituals and beliefs, matrilineal […]