The Khasi Authors’ Society convened its Annual General Council here on Saturday to deliberate on several critical and long-standing concerns related to the Khasi language and its place within the constitutional and cultural framework of the state and the nation.
At the forefront of the discussions was the urgent call for the inclusion of the Khasi language in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, as well as the legislative process required to elevate its current status from an associate official language to a full-fledged official language of Meghalaya.
Another major agenda item was the status and completion of the comprehensive Khasi-to-Khasi and Khasi-to-English dictionary project, which is being developed with financial support from the state government’s Department of Arts and Culture and the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC).
The council also discussed plans for commemorating iconic literary figures such as Thomas Jones and Soso Tham, among others, through a series of events, including a national seminar to be held in New Delhi next year.
A special lecture on ‘Literature and Literary Criticism’ was delivered by DRL Nonglait.
KAS concluded its council meeting with the election of office bearers for the new term. The incumbent leadership was retained, with Nonglait as president, KD Ramsiej as vice-president and Ronald P Kharshiing as general secretary.
