Kongthong whistles in PM Modi s honour - The Shillong Times theshillongtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theshillongtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The MP, though not hailing from the Northeast, took keen interest in the village and its dying tradition of naming children by whistling tunes and adopted Kongthong in 2019.
In Meghalaya s Kongthong Village, people do not call each other by their regular names but by a distinct melody or special tune, which is why the area is known as Whistling Village .
Meghalaya s whistling village Kongthong selected for entry to Best Tourism Village indiatoday.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatoday.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.