Amazing North East : Meghalaya

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Salient features. 3. History. 4. Geography. 5. Society. 6. Education. 7. Language and literature. 8. Economy. 9. Polity. 10. Tourism. Bibliography. Index.

From the preface: "Meghalaya was created as an autonomous state within the State of Assam on 2 April 1970. The full fledged State of Meghalaya came into existence on 21 January 1972. It is bound on north and east by Assam and on south and west by Bangladesh. Meghalaya, which literally means the abode of clouds is essentially a hilly state. It is predominately inhabited by Khasi, Jaintia and Garo tribe communities. The Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills, which form the central and eastern part of Meghalaya, from an imposing plateau with rolling grassland, hills and river valleys. The southern face of the plateau is marked by deep gorges and abrupt slopes, at the foot of which, a narrow strip of plain land runs along the international border with Bangladesh."