As we hear the rustic sounds of drums reminiscent of the Nongkrem festival, indigenous to the Khasi tribe of Meghalaya, the camera focuses on a Khasi woman, who says, "When they look at a matrilineal system, the country looks at it through one lens — that the women here are better off, powerful, decision-makers but they are wrong." The frame shifts to another gentleman who reveals, "We don’t want patriarchy but patriliny just for the Khasi male to shoulder some responsibility."

The Nongkrem Festival in Meghalaya