Volume-XI, Issue-VI, November 2025 |
Navigating Identity: A Study of the Middle Class in Meghalaya Laiarihunlang L. Nonglait, Research Scholar, North- Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
Received: 06.10.2025 | Accepted: 23.10.2025 | Published Online: 30.11.2025 | Page No: 156-169 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.11.issue.06W.168 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
Middle class identity is an emerging issue in the context of Meghalaya. The emergence of the middle class in Meghalaya can be traced to the colonial period. In the post- colonial period, the middle class is further transformed as a result of modern form of education, government developmental programmes, impact of modernity, and the assimilation with the mainland people, greatly influenced the transition among the tribes. This paper seeks to draw attention towards the issue concerning the identification of the middle-class identity based on both the objective and subjective measures in Meghalaya. An empirical inquiry into the middle-class identity in the urban areas of East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya is based upon primary data. | ||
Keywords: Middle Class Identity, Meghalaya, Urban Tribes, Modernity and Social Change, East Khasi Hills District |