• Dr. Jayashree Kalita

The Garo is known as the one of the most dominating tribes of Meghalaya. They are really very rich and well-known for their beautiful and traditional rich culture. Basically, maximum Garos accept Christianity as their religion and it has a deep impact in its social and cultural changes among the Garos. Under the rule of British everything changes in Garos like fooding, dressing, day to day life styles which is the influence at the western culture. Matrilined system dominates in the society where daystars are the main to avail the right of the property in the families. But yet there are some major problems like early marriage, excessive drinking wine, smoking biri, cigarate which still the society have to reform for its development.

Meghalaya, Garo, Christianity

"“Socio-cultural changes of the Garo’s in Meghalaya”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 11, page no.672-673, November-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2011225.pdf

"“Socio-cultural changes of the Garo’s in Meghalaya”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 11, page no. pp672-673, November-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2011225.pdf