Kongthong (Meghalaya): In Meghalaya`s Kongthong Village, folks don’t name one another by their common names however by a distinct melody or particular tune, which is why the world is referred to as the `Whistling Village` or ‘Singing Village’.
Kongthong is positioned within the East Khasi Hills district, which is about 60 km from Meghalaya`s capital metropolis Shillong.
People of this village additionally use whistling as a technique of conveying their messages to their fellow villagers.
The villagers of Kongthong have known as this tune `Jingrwai Lawbei`, which implies mom`s love track.
The villagers have two names – one is a common title and one other is a track title and the track names are two variations – a lengthy track and a brief track and the brief track is usually used at dwelling.
There are round 700 villagers in Kongthong and there are 700 completely different tunes.
Tune used to deal with a particular person at Kongthong village is composed by moms
Phiwstar Khongsit, a man belonging to the Khasi tribe and an inhabitant of Kongthong village informed information company ANI that the `tune` used to deal with a particular person is composed by the moms after childbirth.
“If any villager dies, then the tune of that person will also die along with him or her. We have our own tunes and the mother composed these tunes. We have used the tunes in two ways – long tune and short tune. We have used the short tune in our village or home. My tune was composed by my mother. This system is going on in our village from generation to generation. We don`t know when it started. But, all villagers are very happy with this,” Phiwstar Khongsit mentioned.
Jipson Sohkhlet, one other native from Kongthong village mentioned that the villagers additionally use tunes or melodies to speak with one another.
“We have around 700 population in our village, so we have around 700 different tunes. These tunes have been used only for communication, not calling his or her original names. We have used the full song or tune to communicate with other villagers in the jungle or field. There is one song, but two different ways – a full song or tune and a short tune. The tune has composed by the mother when a new baby is born. A new song is born when a new baby is born. If one person dies then his song or tune will also die, that song or tune will never be used again. This system is going on traditionally from generation to generation. We are continuing these practices,” Jipson Sohkhlet mentioned.
He mentioned that now the folks of another villages of Meghalaya are additionally adopting this follow.
Last yr, the Ministry of Tourism chosen Kongthong village UNWTO`s (The World Tourism Organisation) `Best Tourism Villages` award together with two different villages within the nation.
