The Dorbar ki Rangbah Kur, an assembly of clan elders will be held to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the apex clan institution at the community hall of the Mission Compound dorbar shnong here on January 7.
The congregation is being convened by the Synjuk Ki Rangbah Kur: Ka Bri u Hynñiewtrep to address several significant and often contentious issues concerning traditional customs, rights and privileges, and the overall welfare of the community.
The organisers said that the deliberations will be guided by the shared goal of strengthening unity among all the clans.
More than five thousand individual clans across the state are expected to attend the assembly as well as Pyniaid Sing Syiem, the Chief Executive Member of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), and Thombor Shiwat, the Chief Executive Member of the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council, the Syiems of various regions, including Dr. Balajied Sing Syiem of Hima Khyrim, Ainam Manik Syiem of Hima Mylliem, as well as other notable leaders such as the Syiem, Lyngdoh, Sirdar, and Wahadadar of various provinces.
A key feature of the event will be a symposium on the theme ‘Tehsong ia ki Kur Ka Bri U Hynñiewtrep’ (The Communal Bond of All the Clans in Hynñiewtrep Land). This symposium will be moderated by Erwin K. Syiem Sutnga, a special tribute to the late Hisprechering Son Shylla, the founding president of the institution.
The publicity cell of the synjuk said the assembly promises to be a significant milestone in the journey of Ka Bri Hynñiewtrep and a moment for all clans to come together in solidarity for the preservation and progress of their shared heritage and community welfare.
