• Shahnaz Begum

Abstract : Khasi were earliest immigrant tribes who came from Myanmar and Settled down in the plains of East Assam. The ‘Khasi’ are an indigenous tribe, living in the state of Meghalaya which is in the North Eastern part of India with small population in neighbouring Assam. The Khasi are divided into seven sub-tribes : Khnriam, Pnar, Bhoi, War, Maram, Lyngngam and Diko. The khasi tribe in khasi hills in known as ‘Khynriam’. There are belongs to Mongoloid stock. There language are belongs to Austroasiatic language. The Khasi Tribe’s are one of the largest surviving martrilineal culture in the world. Its means the mother and the children reside with the maternal family. The main aim of this paper is to bring into highlight the richness of the Khasis traditional festivals with Dance of North East India. In this process, special emphasis would be put on their traditional festivals and Dance. These tribes are a great Lover of Music and Dance. And also celebrate different traditional For example : Nongkrem, Shad-Suk-mynsiem, Shad-Mastieh, Ka-Shad-Leh-Niam-Lewduh, Bangsorat etc. In my Research paper it is tried to analysis how can celebrated their traditional festivals with dance.

Khasi tribe, Festivals, Dance, Matrilineal, Nongkrem, Traditional.

"Folk Dance And Festivals Of Khasi Tribes Of North East India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.805-813, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908722.pdf

"Folk Dance And Festivals Of Khasi Tribes Of North East India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp805-813, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908722.pdf