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Sashi Teibor Laloo
Sashi Teibor Laloo is a Research Scholar at the Department of History, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. The topic of his research is “Drawing Borders and the Making of Khasi-Jaintia Identity (1772-1972)” concerning the Southern Foothills of Meghalaya. He completed his B. A. in History Honors at St. Stephens College and received his Masters Degree from the University of Delhi. His interest revolves around the history and culture of the indigenous communities of Meghalaya ranging from their folklore, musical instruments, weapons, colonial accounts in the National as well as the State Archives and the old photographs that captured their past. Sashi has been a research assistant in a number of documentation of the region. He has also presented his research papers like the impact of the Partition of 1947 on the Khasi-Jaintia community, Orientalism, History of the Potato in the Khasi Hills et al. in various national and international seminars/conferences held in the country.
