- Whose parents are/were both Khasi and whose clan name is taken from the mother.
- Whose mother is a Khasi and the father non-Khasi, but the surname is from the mother.
- Who knows the Khasi language, unless prevented from knowing by circumstances beyond their control like living outside the area etc.
- Who never adopted the personal law of the non-Khasi father at any point of time.
Motherdom's Prodigals
Khasi men are through with their matrilineal order, says Nitin A. Gokhale
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