In the lush green folds of Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills lies a village that sings instead of speaks. Here, the air carries melodies, not words and every person has a name that is whistled, not spoken aloud. This enchanting place is Kongthong, famously known as India’s Whistling Village, where identity itself is a song.

Siasat.com explores this enchanting village in Meghalaya, where every person’s name is a melody and every call echoes through the hills.

A Name That’s a Tune

In Kongthong, every child receives two names, one official and one musical. The official name appears in documents, schools, and government records. But the name that truly matters in daily life is the one composed by the mother, a personal melody known as “ Jingrwai Lawbei ”

Soon after birth, each mother hums or

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