Mothers at a remote village in Meghalaya call their children not by their names, but by songs given to each of them - a tradition handed down through generations.

Sounding similar to the tweets of birds, children at Kongthong village in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hill district, 60 km from Shillong, are called by specific Jingrwai Iawbeis or lullabies which are given to each of them at birth.