The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo Khasi range in the Indian state of Meghalaya , and is part of the Patkai range and of the Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion. The region is inhabited mainly by tribal Khasi dwellers, which are traditionally in various chieftainships, petty states known as the Khasi Hill States . One of its capitals, Cherrapunji , is considered the wettest place in the world. Citation needed date April 2007 See also Garo Hills Patkai Khasa Hills GeoSouthAsia coord 25 35 N 91 38 E region IN type mountain source GNS enwiki display title Category Mountains of India Meghalaya geo stub ca Muntanyes Khasi cy Bryniau Khasia fr Khasi montagne sv Khasi Hill ... more details
ethnic group image group Khasi poptime approx. 1,361,100 popplace Meghalaya India 1,250,000 br Assam ... peopctry.php?rop3 104918&rog3 BG Joshua Project Khasi of Bangladesh Ethnic People Profile ref http en.wikipedia.org ... s File Ramakrishna Mission Cherrapunjee 106.JPG thumb A Khasi Child The Khasi are an indigenous or tribal ... , which means the seven huts in the Khasi language . Their languages Khasi is the northernmost Austro ... , who transcribed the Khasi language into Roman Script. The Khasi people form the majority of the population of the eastern part of Meghalaya. A substantial minority of the Khasi people follow their tribal religion called variously, Ka Niam Khasi and Ka Niam Tre in the Jaintia region. Other religions ... and very few are Muslims. The Khasi people who reside in the hilly areas of Sylhet , Bangladesh are of the War sub tribe. The main crops produced by the Khasi people living in the War areas, including Bangladesh , are betel leaf , areca nut and oranges . The War Khasi people designed and built the living ... distribution and sub groups The total Khasi population may be estimated at 1.2 million people. According to the 2001 Census of India over 1.1 million Khasi lived in Meghalaya ref name Census ... scst main.html Census of India 2001 ref , in the districts of East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, Ri ... 12,280 Khasi for the whole country in 1991. It is generally considered that the Khasis consist of four sub tribes Khynriam, Pnar, Bhoi and War. The Khynriam inhabit the uplands of the Khasi Hills ... and north east of the Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills towards the Brahmaputra valley. The War language War , usually divided into War Jaintia, in the south of the Jaintia Hills and War Khasi in the south of the Khasi Hills, live on the steep southern slopes leading to Bangladesh . The Lyngngam people who inhabit the western parts of the Khasi Hills display linguistic and cultural characteristics ... Khasi.jpg thumb 220px left A Khasi man Khasi people from different regions have small, but noted ... more details
Noref date March 2009 Infobox Language name Khasi nativename Khasi familycolor Austro Asiatic states India , Bangladesh speakers 865,000 mainly in Meghalaya , India 1997 fam2 Khasi Khmuic fam3 Khasian languages Khasian iso2 kha iso3 kha Khasi is an Austro Asiatic languages Austro Asiatic language spoken primarily in Meghalaya state in India by the Khasi people. Khasi is part of the Khasi Khmuic group ..., which is found in east central India. Although most of the 865,000 Khasi speakers are found in Meghalaya ... border. Khasi is rich in folklore and folktale, and behind most of the names of hills, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, birds, flowers, and animals there is a story. Script In the past, the Khasi ... with the Eastern Nagari script between 1813 and 1838. A large number of Khasi books were written in the Eastern Nagari script , including the famous book Ka Niyiom Jong Ka Khasi or The Rule of the Khasis , which is an important manuscript of the Seng Khasi religion. The Wales Welsh missionary ... orthography . As it was more easily adapted to the Khasi language, the Roman script for Khasi was adopted ..., Y. Small letters a, b, k, d, e, g, ng, h, i, , j, l, m, n, , o, p, r, s, t, u, w, y. Khasi text sample ... solid border collapse collapse font family Arial Unicode MS, Lucida Sans Unicode Khasi language English Khublei khu blei THANK YOU in khasi. Phi long kumno? How are you? In short it is also used as Kumno ... hyn iewspah 800 phraspah 900 khyndaispah 1000 shihajar References Roberts, H., A Grammar of the Khasi ..., U.N. 1906 http www.archive.org stream khasienglishdict00singrich page n5 mode 2up Khasi English Dictionary ...?code kha Ethnologue Languages of the World Khasi http wals.info languoid lect wals code khs The World Atlas of Language Structures Online Khasi http www.iitg.ernet.in rcilts khasi.htm Resource Center for Indian Language Technology Solutions Khasi Languages of India Category Mon Khmer languages ... br Kaseg ca Khasi llengua de Khasi Sprache fr Khasi hi la Lingua Khasi pl j zyk chasi pt ... more details
Taxobox name Khasi Pine br Pinus kesiya status LR lc status system IUCN2.3 image Pinus kesiya Blanco2.453.jpg regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Pinaceae genus Pine Pinus subgenus Pinus classification Pinus species P. kesiya binomial Pinus kesiya binomial authority John Forbes Royle Royle ex George Gordon botanist Gordon The Khasi Pine , Pinus kesiya , is one of the most distributed pine s in Asia. Its range extends south and east from the Khasi hills in the northeast India n state of Meghalaya from where it got its name to northern Thailand , Burma , Laos , southernmost China , Vietnam and the Philippines . The Khasi Pine population are especially dense in India and Burma and quite sparse elsewhere in its natural range. It is an important plantation species elsewhere in the world, including in southern Africa and South America ref http www.ceh.ac.uk sections documents ENPinaceaeCM 000.pdf Conifers of Vietnam An illustrated field guide for the most important forest trees , Pinaceae section published by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology of the Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom UK . ref . In English language English it is commonly known as either the Khasi Pine from the Khasi hills in India the Benguet Pine from the landlocked province of Benguet in Luzon , the Philippines, where it is the dominant species of the Luzon tropical pine forests the Three needled Pine . The Philippine population Benguet Pine is sometimes known as Pinus insularis however, the current opinion is to treat these as conspecific with P. kesiya . The city of Baguio is nicknamed The City of Pines , as it is noted for large stands of this tree. Description Pinus kesiya is a tree reaching up to 30 35 m tall with straight, cylindrical trunk ... maturing 18 20 months after. Khasi Pine usually grows in pure stands or mixed with broad ... Locally, the khasi pine is called Burmese language Burmese IPA my t j Ilokano language Ilokano ... more details
India Districts Name West Khasi Hills Local West Khasi State Meghalaya Division Map MeghalayaWestKhasiHills.png HQ Nongstoin Area 5247 Rain Population 294,115 Year 2001 Density Literacy 53 SexRatio Assembly 7 Highways Website http westkhasihills.nic.in West Khasi Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India . The district headquarters is located at Nongstoin . The district occupies an area of 5247 km and has a population of 294,115 as of 2001 . The district is predominantly inhabited by Khasi tribe. Khasi society has greatly been transformed by many factors which have arisen in recent times. Adoption of the Western style of life, especially among the literate and educated, have been quite rapid although the matrilineal laws of inheritance and succession and the other cultural traits are still retained. Places of interest Langshiang Falls 3rd highest waterfalls in India. External links http westkhasihills.nic.in West Khasi Hills website http khadc.nic.in Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council website http westkhasihills.gov.in MainFolder cultures.htm West Khasi Hills District website coord missing Meghalaya Meghalaya Category Districts of Meghalaya Category West Khasi Hills district Meghalaya geo stub hi it Distretto dei Monti Khasi Occidentali mr nl West Khasi Hills ru ... more details
orphan date October 2009 The Anglo Khasi War was part of the independence struggle between the Khasi people Khasi people and the British Empire between the years 1829 1833. ref David R. Syiemlieh, http pd.cpim.org 2007 0715 07152007 1857.htm Echoes Of The 1857 Uprising In North Eastern India ref The war started with Tirot Sing s attack on a British garrison that disobeyed orders of this Khasi king to stop a road construction project through the Khasi Hills . The Khasis were defeated in this war and the British gained supremacy over these hills. ref http megartsculture.gov.in herit volIII.htm Heritage of Meghalaya ref See also Khasi people Khasi Tirot Sing Meghalaya North East India Indian History References references External links http www.indianexpress.com oldStory 51693 North East Notebook http megartsculture.gov.in herit volIII.htm Heritage of Meghalaya Category Wars involving the United Kingdom Category Wars involving British India Category British rule in India Category Meghalaya Category Indian independence movement ... more details
India Districts Name East Khasi Hills Local Khasi Hills State Meghalaya Division Map MeghalayaEastKhasiHills.png HQ Shillong Area 2752 Rain Population 2306069 Year 2001 Density Literacy 63.31 SexRatio Assembly 7 Highways National Highway 44 India NH 44 , National Highway 40 India NH 40 Website http eastkhasihills.gov.in East Khasi Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India . The district headquarters are located at Shillong . The district occupies an area of 2752 km and has a population of 660,994 as of 2001 . Overview District Profile of East Khasi Hills Introduction The Khasi Hills District was divided into two districts, viz the East Khasi Hills District and the West Khasi Hills District on 28 October 1976. On June 4, 1992, East Khasi Hills District was further divided into two administrative districts of East Khasi Hills District and Ri Bhoi District. Shillong is the district headquarter of East Khasi Hills District. The district consists of Eight Community and Rural Development blocks at present. Area, and Location East Khasi Hills District forms a central part of Meghalaya and covers a total geographical area of 2,748 km sup 2 sup . It lies approximately between 25 07 & 25 41 N Lat. And 91 21 & 92 09 E Long. The northern portion of the district is bounded by the plain of Ri Bhoi District gradually rising to the rolling grasslands of the Shillong ... Khasi Hills District to the west. Physical Features, Climate and Vegetation The East Khasi Hills ... planet A BBC photographer s experiences in the East Khasi Hills http eastkhasihills.gov.in East Khasi Hills district website http khadc.nic.in Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council website coord missing Meghalaya Meghalaya Category Districts of Meghalaya Category East Khasi Hills district Category 1976 establishments hi id Distrik East Khasi Hills it Distretto dei Monti Khasi Orientali nl East Khasi Hills ru ... more details
Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council is one of the three autonomous district councils within Meghalaya state in India. External links http khadc.nic.in Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council website coord missing India Category Autonomous regions of India India stub ... more details
Infobox Language family name Khasic region Indochina familycolor Austro Asiatic fam2 Khasi Khmuic The Khasic or Khasian languages are a language family family of Austro Asiatic languages . They consist of Khasi language Khasi , Pnar language Pnar and War language War . External links http www.ethnologue.com show family.asp?subid 90705 Ethnologue report for Khasian AustroAsiatic lang stub Category Mon Khmer languages br Yezho kasek ... more details
Taxobox name Khasi Hills Forest Lizard regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Iguania familia Agamidae genus Calotes species C. maria binomial Calotes maria binomial authority John Edward Gray Gray , 1845 Verify source date January 2010 parentheses? The Khasi Hills Forest Lizard , Calotes maria , is an agamid lizard found in India Khasi Hills in Assam . References Gray, J. E. 1845 Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of the British Museum Edward Newman, London xxvii 289 pp. lizard stub Category Calotes ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2010 orphan date April 2008 Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type Village native name Bynther state name Meghalaya district West Khasi Hills jurisdiction title 1 Block jurisdiction name 1 Mairang latd latm lats longd longm longs area total area magnitude altitude population total population as of population density leader title 1 leader name 1 leader title 2 leader name 2 footnotes Bynther is a village that falls under the Mairang block of West Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya , India . The village is divided into mainly two parts Upper Bynther and Lower Bynther. References references coord missing Meghalaya Category West Khasi Hills district Category Villages in West Khasi Hills district Meghalaya geo stub ... more details
See Wikipedia WikiProject Indian cities for details Infobox Indian jurisdiction native name Madanrting type city latd 25.5623500 longd 91.8934200 state name Meghalaya district East Khasi Hills district East Khasi Hills leader title leader name altitude population as of 2001 population total 16700 area magnitude sq. km area total area telephone postal code vehicle code range sex ratio unlocode website footnotes Madanrting is a census town in East Khasi Hills district in the India n States and territories of India state of Meghalaya . Demographics As of 2001 India census ref GR India ref , Madanrting had a population of 16,700. Males constitute 51 of the population and females 49 . Madanrting has an average literacy rate of 76 , higher than the national average of 59.5 male literacy is 80 , and female literacy is 72 . In Madanrting, 13 of the population is under 6 years of age. References Reflist Category East Khasi Hills Category Cities and towns in East Khasi Hills district Meghalaya geo stub bn bpy it Madanrting new pt Madanrting vi Madanrting ... more details
See Wikipedia WikiProject Indian cities for details Infobox Indian jurisdiction native name Pynthorumkhrah type city latd 25.5876400 longd 91.921600 state name Meghalaya district East Khasi Hills district East Khasi Hills leader title leader name altitude population as of 2001 population total 22108 area magnitude sq. km area total area telephone postal code vehicle code range sex ratio unlocode website footnotes Pynthorumkhrah is a census town in East Khasi Hills district in the India n States and territories of India state of Meghalaya . Demographics As of 2001 India census ref GR India ref , Pynthorumkhrah had a population of 22,108. Males constitute 52 of the population and females 48 . Pynthorumkhrah has an average literacy rate of 71 , higher than the national average of 59.5 male literacy is 75 , and female literacy is 67 . In Pynthorumkhrah, 14 of the population is under 6 years of age. References Reflist Category East Khasi Hills Category Cities and towns in East Khasi Hills district Meghalaya geo stub bn bpy it Pynthorumkhrah pt Pynthorumkhrah vi Pynthorumkhrah ... more details
See Wikipedia WikiProject Indian cities for details Infobox Indian jurisdiction native name Shillong Cantonment type city latd longd state name Meghalaya district East Khasi Hills district East Khasi Hills leader title leader name altitude population as of 2001 population total 12385 area magnitude sq. km area total area telephone postal code vehicle code range sex ratio unlocode website footnotes Shillong Cantonment is a cantonment town in East Khasi Hills district in the India n States and territories of India state of Meghalaya . Demographics As of the 2001 India census ref GR India ref , Shillong Cantonment had a population of 12,385. Males constitute 57 of the population and females 43 . Shillong Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 74 , higher than the national average of 59.5 male literacy is 78 , and female literacy is 69 . In Shillong Cantonment, 12 of the population is under 6 years of age. References Reflist coord missing Meghalaya Category East Khasi Hills Category Cantonments of British India Category Cantonments of India Category Cities and towns in East Khasi Hills district Meghalaya geo stub bn bpy it Shillong Cantonment vi Shillong Cantt. ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Mawlynnong is a village in East Khasi Hills district of the India n State of Meghalaya . In 2003, a travel magazine, Discover India declared this village as the cleanest village in Asia.The village was declared the cleanest village in India in 2005.The village is situated between the East Khasi Hills district as and the two remote and main places in Meghalaya,oftenly the Shillong and Cherrapunjee.The streets here have a good tidy disciplinary movement and there is not a bit of violence created there. The way it is improving year by year,it is expected that it will start developing from now on. External links http humanplanet.com timothyallen 2011 03 living root bridges bbc human planet BBC photographer s experiences in Mawlynnong http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi 8259789.stm India s Clean and Green Village BBC News coord missing Meghalaya Category Villages in East Khasi Hills district Meghalaya geo stub dv ... more details
Taxobox name Khasi Hills bent toed Gecko regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Sauria familia Gekkonidae genus Cyrtodactylus species C. khasiensis binomial Cyrtodactylus khasiensis binomial authority Jerdon, 1870 Khasi Hills bent toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus khasiensis is a species of gecko found in Asia . Distribution India Assam, Darjeeling, Khasi Hills , N Burma Pangnamdim , Bhutan Race tamaiensis Upper Burma fide WERMUTH 1965 Type locality Pangnamdim, Nam Tamai Valley, Upper Myanmar. Type locality Khasi Hills, Assam. References Annandale, N. 1906 A new gecko from the eastern Himalayas. Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 2 287 288 Boulenger, G.A. 1885 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum Nat. Hist. I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London 450 pp. Das,I. & Palden,J. 2000 A herpetological collection from Bhutan, with new country records. Herpetological Review 31 4 256 258 Jerdon,T.C. 1870 Notes on Indian Herpetology. P. Asiatic Soc. Bengal March 1870 66 85 External links NRDB species genus Cyrtodactylus species khasiensis DEFAULTSORT Cyrtodactylus Khasiensis Category Gekkonidae gecko stub fr Cyrtodactylus khasiensis zh ... more details
Infobox Person name U Tirot Sing office King of Khadsawphra Syiemship, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya image Tirot.gif alt caption Artist s rendering of Tirot Sing death date death date 1835 7 17 death place Dhaka , Bangladesh death cause Death in Prison ethnicity Khasi known for Freedom struggle against the British agent David Scott Tirot Sing , also known as U Tirot Sing , was a king of the Khasi people in the early 19th century, who ruled in Nongkhlaw , part of the Khasi Hills . His title was Syiem a constitutional head sharing corporate authority with his Council, generally representatives of leading clans within his territory. Tirot Sing fought against British India British attempts to take over control of the Khasi Hills . ref name mdg1991 Simon, I.M. ed. 1991 http meghalaya.nic.in publications gazetter khasi 2.pdf Chapter II History Meghalaya District Gazetteers, Shillong ref ref U is the masculine article in Khasi language. ref He was martyred on 17 July 1835. ref name Eastern Panorama Eastern Panorama http www.easternpanorama.in index.php?option com content&view article&id 342 u tirot sing&catid 5 cover story&Itemid 8 U Tirot Sing ref Anglo Khasi War and Martyrdom The British already had gained control over the Brahmaputra valley after concluding the Treaty of Yandabu in 1826. ref name Eastern Panorama Between their possessions in Sylhet and the newly acquired possessions in Lower Assam intervened the Khasi Hills. They wanted to construct a road through this area to connect Guwahati with Sylhet to save weeks of travel and Malaria malarious country. David Scott, the agent to the British Governor General for the Northern Territory, found out that U Tirot Sing was interested .... Military operations against U Tirot Sing and other Khasi chiefs were started immediately. In the Anglo Khasi War , the Khasis lacked firearms and had only swords, shields, bows and arrows. They were ... in Meghalaya . See also Khasi language Meghalaya North East India References Reflist External links ... more details
Taxobox name Khasi Red Snake status image image width 240px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Serpentes familia Colubridae genus Stoliczkaia species S. khasiensis binomial Stoliczkaia khasiensis binomial authority Jerdon, 1870 synonyms range map range map width 250px range map caption Khasi Red Snake Stoliczkaia khasiensis is a species of snake found in Assam, India. The genus is named after Ferdinand Stoliczka . References Jerdon,T.C. 1870 Notes on Indian Herpetology. P. Asiatic Soc. Bengal March 1870 66 85 Category Colubrids Colubrids stub ... more details
See Wikipedia WikiProject Indian cities for details Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name Nongstoin type city latd 25.52 longd 91.27 locator position left state name Meghalaya district West Khasi Hills district West Khasi Hills leader title leader name altitude 1409 population as of 2001 population total 22003 population density area magnitude sq. km area total area telephone postal code vehicle code range sex ratio unlocode website footnotes Nongstoin is the headquarters of West Khasi Hills district in the state of Meghalaya in India . Geography Nongstoin is located at Coord 25.52 N 91.27 E . ref http www.fallingrain.com world IN 18 Nongstoin.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc Nongstoin ref It has an average elevation of 1409 metres 4622 feet . The Langshiang Falls is located convert 24 km from Nongstoin. ref cite web url http www.india9.com i9show Meghalaya Langshiang Falls 44329.htm title Langshiang Falls work first last publisher india9 accessdate 2010 06 20 ref Demographics As of 2001 India census , ref GR India ref Nongstoin had a population of 22,003. Males constitute 50 of the population and females 50 . Nongstoin has an average literacy rate of 67 , higher than the national average of 59.5 male literacy is 67 , and female literacy is 66 . In Nongstoin, 23 of the population is under 6 years of age. Culture In January 2006, Pope Benedict XVI erected a diocese in Nongstoin, covering the West Khasi Hills district. The Franciscan Missionary Brothers of the Catholic Church run a College and a School at Siejlieh, Nongstoin References references Municipalities of Meghalaya Category Geography of Meghalaya Category West Khasi Hills district Category Cities and towns in West Khasi Hills district Meghalaya geo stub bn ca Nongstoin bpy it Nongstoin mr new vi Nongstoin ... more details
See Wikipedia WikiProject Indian cities for details Infobox Indian jurisdiction native name Nongmynsong type city latd 25.596880 longd 91.875580 state name Meghalaya district East Khasi Hills district East Khasi Hills leader title leader name altitude population as of 2001 population total 11362 area magnitude sq. km area total area telephone postal code vehicle code range sex ratio unlocode website footnotes Nongmynsong is a census town in East Khasi Hills district in the India n States and territories of India state of Meghalaya . Demographics As of 2001 India census ref GR India ref , Nongmynsong had a population of 11,362. Males constitute 52 of the population and females 48 . Nongmynsong has an average literacy rate of 69 , higher than the national average of 59.5 male literacy is 74 , and female literacy is 64 . In Nongmynsong, 15 of the population is under 6 years of age. Nongmynsong was known as Lalchan formerly. Khasi administration has replaced Lalchan with Nongmynsong. It is situated in Shillong 11. Nongmynsong can be reacehd by local taxi Maruti 800 and Maruti Alto . It takes approximately 20 minutes from Civil Hospital and for Rs. 5 10 each. Civil Hospital is reached by inter state taxis TATA SUMO and Mahindra BOLERO from Guwahati for Rs. 110 120. It will take around 3 hours to reach Shillong Civil Hospital, Laitmukhra or Police Bazar. The beautiful route covers legendary Barapani River and Jorabat. Nongmynsong is small and beautiful. Except the scarcity of water, Nongmynsong is photogenic. References Reflist Category East Khasi Hills Category Cities and towns in East Khasi Hills district Meghalaya geo stub bn bpy it Nongmynsong new pt Nongmynsong vi Nongmynsong ... more details
See Wikipedia WikiProject Indian cities for details Infobox Indian jurisdiction native name Nongthymmai type city latd 25.5637265 longd 91.9064283 state name Meghalaya district East Khasi Hills district East Khasi Hills leader title leader name altitude population as of 2001 population total 34209 area magnitude sq. km area total area telephone postal code vehicle code range sex ratio unlocode website footnotes Nongthymmai is a census town in East Khasi Hills district in the India n States and territories of India state of Meghalaya . Demographics As of 2001 India census ref GR India ref , Nongthymmai had a population of 34,209. Males constitute 50 of the population and females 50 . Nongthymmai has an average literacy rate of 82 , higher than the national average of 59.5 male literacy is 84 , and female literacy is 80 . In Nongthymmai, 11 of the population is under 6 years of age. Nongthymmai is best known for the presence of the NEHU North Eastern Hill University campus. Although NEHU has moved base to Mawlai but a few departments are still located in Nongthymmai. The name of this small village comes from two words in the Khasi dialect, Nong meaning Village and Thymmai meaning new , so literally translated it means the new village . References Reflist Category East Khasi Hills Category Cities and towns in East Khasi Hills district Meghalaya geo stub bn bpy it Nongthymmai new pt Nongthymmai vi Nongthymmai ... more details
Sohra , also known as Chur r ra a British Raj corruption , is one of the hima Khasi tribal chieftainships constituting petty Khasi Hills States in the present East Khasi Hills district of the formerly Assamese Indian state of Meghalaya . It was originally homonymous with its capital, a town which is now known as Cherrapunji or punjee. Sohra is the place where British Christian missionaries first came into contact with the Khasi tribal community and introduced them to Christianity in the early 18th century. The British also gave the Khasis their script, English, but helped them systematise their grammar. Currently, Mawsinram, a small village has replaced Sohra in exact statistic on the highest rainfall anywhere in the world. From December 2010, the local legislator of Sohra, who at the time was Dr PW Khongjee, created the Cherrapunjee Indigenous Festival, showcasing Khasi indigenous culture, including the Phawar system of narratives that followed most activities, like going out for fishing, or celebrating good harvest and so on. Dances like the small fish dance which is enacted just before going out for fishing in the autumn, or the playing of the Bum big drum, dance for the gamblers, etc., were enacted on a massive, ultra modern stage. Local cuisine, wild honey and Sohra s famous fruits sold in stalls that ringed the arena. From 2010, Cherrapunjee Indigenous Festival has become an annual event in the first week of December. Category East Khasi Hills India stub ... more details
Image Thomas Jones gravestone.jpg thumb left 400px The gravestone of Thomas Jones in the Scottish Cemetery, Calcutta. Protestant missions to India Thomas Jones 1810 &ndash 16 September 1849 was a Wales Welsh missionary, best remembered for his work in recording the Khasi language in Roman script. The inscription on his gravestone calls him The founding father of the Khasi alphabets and literature . Jones, a carpenter s son from Montgomeryshire , became a Calvinistic Methodist minister in 1840, and shortly afterwards set out for India with his wife Anne. After their arrival in Calcutta , Anne gave birth to a child, which did not survive. The couple went on into the Khasia Hills, with the aim of converting the native people to Christianity . Jones s skills in carpentry and other crafts were valued by the Khasi community, and he learned their language by living among them. He opened a missionary school, and began preaching to the local people in their own language. In 1842 he produced a Khasi Reader, and translated a Welsh language work, Rhodd Mam , into Khasi these were the first books written in the Khasi language. He also compiled an alphabet and dictionary. In 1846 Anne Jones died in childbirth, and Thomas Jones married Emma Cattell, an act which got him into trouble with the Missionary Society. A failed attempt to set up his own mission at Pomreng led to further difficulties with the authorities, who abandoned him in 1847. As a result of his criticisms of a local industrialist, Harry Inglis, he was forced to leave the area, and contracted malaria , of which he died. He is buried in The Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta . Sources Nigel Jenkins Gwalia in Khasia 1995 Use dmy dates date September 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jones, Thomas ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1810 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 16 September 1849 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jones, Thomas Category 1810 births Category 1849 deaths Category Welsh Christian ... more details
See Wikipedia WikiProject Indian cities for details Infobox Indian jurisdiction native name Mairang type city latd 25.57 longd 91.63 locator position left state name Meghalaya district West Khasi Hills district West Khasi Hills leader title leader name altitude 1564 population as of 2001 population total 11517 area magnitude sq. km area total area telephone postal code vehicle code range sex ratio unlocode website footnotes Mairang is a town and a town area committee in West Khasi Hills district in the India n States and territories of India state of Meghalaya . Geography Mairang is located at Coord 25.57 N 91.63 E ref http www.fallingrain.com world IN 18 Mairang.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc Mairang ref . It has an average elevation of 1564 metre s 5131 foot length feet . Demographics As of 2001 India census ref GR India ref , Mairang had a population of 11,517. Males constitute 50 of the population and females 50 . Mairang has an average literacy rate of 62 , higher than the national average of 59.5 male literacy is 62 , and female literacy is 63 . In Mairang, 22 of the population is under 6 years of age. References references Important schools in mairang are 1. St. thomas school 2. Mairang presbyterian Pavel Barman topped the SSLC exams in the whole state of meghalaya the year 2001 from St. thomas school. Category West Khasi Hills district Category Cities and towns in West Khasi Hills district Meghalaya geo stub bn bpy it Mairang pt Mairang vi Mairang ... more details
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