"The
ancient traditions of the Khasi tribespeople in India's northeast are
being threatened by modernization and the government administration".
Nongkrem dance: is a color festival in Meghalaya. The dance is performed to get blessings of Nature all through the forth coming year.
Young boys dance
with their swords in front of the royal family. Young girls shuffle around in a
circle. The priestess glowers under a red silk umbrella. The drums beat and the
trumpet wails. It is a great spectacle and Mohlong is very pleased.
North eastren states in India various stages of insurgency.they are in a revolution against govt:in Meghalaya
state . these people worried about non-tribal migration, and most of all, the
administration imposed by democratic India.
The most concerned are the
Syiems, or kings of the Khasi hill regions, among India's last remaining
royalty.
The district officials, want to reclaim
their authority. "The bureaucrats say Khasi tribes have become redundant," reported by Labgrious
Manik Syiem, the king of Mylliem hill county. He saying "Let us have a referendum to see
if the people want their traditional rights."
Syiem the Kingof Khasi hill regions and priests of the Festival said:
We will destroy any government that harms
our king" . At the end of the festivities the Syiem walks over with
a glistening sword and decapitates a dozen goats. Then his work is done, and if
the gods are pleased.
