Whistling village

• An MP presented a development report on Kongthong village in Meghalaya, India’s whistling village, to the PM.
• The village was adopted under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).

About Kongthong village

• Kongthong is located in the East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya.
• It is popular as the ‘whistling village’ due to its unique tradition of ‘Jingrwai Lawbei’ (meaning the Song of the Clan’s First Woman).
• It is a tradition under which mothers create a tune for their newborns.
  • These tunes are often used as names.
• Kongthong people belong to the Seng Khasi Tribe and speak Khasi language.
• According to Census 2011, the village has a population of 567, out of which 275 are males and 275 are females, and a literacy rate of 55%.