Matrilineal System in India

Sorry, don't think link works.

www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/18/india-khasi-women-politics-bouissou
Try this, I hope it's the same article.

How fascinating and, given some of the problems women have in other parts of India, how refreshing.

Eloethan - Thanks for the link - a very interesting article. What a smashing photo of the young women, who look so happy.
Seems like Meghalaya is a good place to live if you're a woman in India.

Thanks grannyactivist.

I had to laugh at "Men are not even entitled to take part in family gatherings ..... all he [a husband] can do is play the guitar, sing, take to drink and die young." It occurred to me that some husbands might be quite happy with this scenario (apart from the dying young bit).

More seriously, it demonstrates that although most societies are male dominated, there are examples that go against the "natural" explanation for male dominance. Not that I'm particularly a fan of this either - it's still a form of discrimination, albeit one that [very] slightly redresses the balance.

Fascinating