Question

Why meghalaya is known as the matrilinial state

Answer 1

Women have a dominant role in the matrilineal society of Meghalaya. ... There is no social stigma attributed to a woman remarrying or giving birth out of wedlock as the "Khasi Social Custom of Lineage Act" gives security to them. Women are known to intermarry outside their tribe.

Answer 2

Tribes in the state of Meghalaya in northeast India practise matrilineal descent. Therefore it is known as matrilinial state