Talk:Khasi people

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A NEW DIMENSION IN THE ORIGIN OF THE KHASI PEOPLE

Khasi necklaces: a distant connection to Ainu culture?
Those necklaces that the Khasi girls in that nice photo are wearing strike me as being indistinguishable from Ainu tamasay. Given that there seems to be some distant genetic connection between the Austro-Asiatics and the Koreans/Japanese, is it possible that some proto-Korean or proto-Japanese group might have introduced the tamasay to the Ainu people's ancestors prior to the Altaicization of the proto-Korean/proto-Japanese populations? Just food for thought. Ebizur 18:23, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

rewrite
much of this article was directly lifted from the cited resource. the reference of this article is in the public domain but was written from what I can find about 100 years ago. the wording in this article is very offensive to me and is quite outdated. the use of "he" when talking about the people as a whole I find offensive and makes the article of lesser quality than I would hope wikipedia would strive for. also I find the "appearance" section bordering eugenic or even what we would now deem racist. out of all the other articles I have read on a people I can not recall one where the color of their skin is mentioned. also the wording in this section is completely condescending. for example "A Khasi loves a day out in the woods, where he thoroughly enjoys himself. If he does not go out shooting or fishing, he is content to sit still and contemplate nature." oh how nice. but seriously, how culturally imperialistic. this wording definitely dates the publication referenced and it is my belief that the article needs to be rewritten so as to at least give these people some dignity. --Tainter 12:30, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

"related groups" info removed from infobox
For dedicated editors of this page: The "Related Groups" info was removed from all Infobox Ethnic group infoboxes. Comments may be left on the Ethnic groups talk page. Ling.Nut 20:35, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

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Links section: please remove link khasi.ws as it seems more interested in displaying dating ads than providing relevant information.

217.185.194.220 (talk) 10:26, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

WP:INDIA Banner/Meghalaya Addition
Note: WP India Project Banner with Meghalaya workgroup parameters was added to this article talk page because the article falls under Category:Meghalaya or its subcategories. Should you feel this addition is inappropriate, please undo my changes and update/remove the relavent categories to the article --  Amartyabag   TALK2ME  16:01, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Fond of dancing
Requesting a sensible cleanup... It would be one thing to describe cultural practices. Another to say fond of dancing for an entire tribe... Please address that Sannu Ki (talk) 05:32, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Let's improve this page
This page had a good start but hanged and has not improved for one year. I have edited a number of minor things and added new data. Now on the points below I need the advice of others. I suggest that the portion on the Khasi language be moved to the Khasi language page and that only the linguistic affiliation of the language be mentionned.Coleshvar (talk) 18:56, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Matriarchal society
One of the few parts in the world where people rejoice when a girl, a daugther, is born, is a unique societal structure, which is found among the Khasi people... but unfortunately NOT in this page! The Khasi people live in a matriarchal, matrilinear, matrilocal society. This is unique and quite important (may be a role model?) One should emphasize that perhaps. --Peter B. Liebig (talk) 21:46, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

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