A century and a half after the Garo tribe witnessed its first Christian conversion at the hands of Baptist missionaries, it is thriving. Christianity has been a big part of Garo cultural preservation, ...

When Nambie Marak was growing up in Shillong, her fondness for potatoes was famous. “They called me potato girl,” she said. “I was known in the neighbourhood for how much I could eat.” Born and raised ...

For Nithua Nokrek, the onset of winter is a highly anticipated time of year. It's a time when the 28-year-old woman takes a break from teaching in a school in Gazipur district, in central Bangladesh.

Jamalpur, June 13 (BDNEWS) – The Garos still cling to their age-old unique culture and lifestyle amidst the nature sustaining continuous aggression from the ethnic majorities in the mid-northern ...

In Meghalaya’s lush green Garo hills, home to the eponymous tribe, it is almost always raining. For years, the largely rural region has been struggling with underdevelopment and underemployment. This, ...

The roads to Garo Para in Uttar Panialguri village are just layers of mud and pebbles. A part of the predominantly tribal Alipurduar II block, one of six blocks in the district with a population of 70 ...

Tura, Jan. 28: An innovative cultural extravaganza, Rhythm of the Hills, will begin tomorrow at Betasing in the South West Garo Hills. The three-day event will showcase the indigenous culture of Garo ...

Wangala Festival is celebrated mostly in Meghalaya and in some parts of Assam as the annual post-harvest festival that marks the end of the farming season. Wangala is also known as the 100 Drums ...

The Congress in the Northeast is facing the statehood music the UPA government composed on Telangana last week. And the party is expecting the opening notes — marathon shutdowns across tribal councils ...

GAUHATI, India (AP) Armed tribal rebels in northeast India attacked people from a rival tribe who were celebrating the popular holiday of Diwali, killing seven people, officials said Monday. Up to ...

Though the chief minister did not elaborate on the project, official sources said it will be a museum showcasing the culture and tradition of the Garo community at Chibragre locality of Tura, the ...

During a recent trip to the Garo Hills in Meghalaya, I was standing next to a stream along with a group of friends, searching for butterflies. “Watch out on your left side. Don’t fall over; you might ...