December 10, 2024
Speak, marry, rename: Tiwas without tribal status in Meghalaya
Unrecognised as a Scheduled Tribe in Meghalaya, the Tiwa community is adopting Khasi language and surnames and marrying people from local tribes for survival.
Koumudi Mahanta
Koumudi Mahanta is a researcher from Guwahati, Assam. She is currently working on her doctoral thesis, and her work focuses on how development initiatives and governance mechanisms intersect with sociopolitical identities. She writes in English and Assamese.
Areas of expertise
Sociology, development studies, interdisciplinary research
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