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    THE NATIVE DRUM BEATS

    Jul 30, 2022 3 minutes
    —by Kaushik Deka, Kiran D. Tare, Jeemon Jacob, Ajay Sukumaran, Amitabh Srivastava and Rahul Noronha

    CONRAD K. SANGMA, 44

    Chief Minister, Meghalaya, Garo tribe

    An alumnus of St Columba’s School in Delhi and with management degrees from Wharton and Imperial College London, Conrad K. Sangma seamlessly combines his tribal identity with a ‘mainstream’ persona. The son of former Lok Sabha speaker, the late P.A. Sangma, he has been trying to build up his NPP, or the National People’s Party, as a representative voice of the Northeast.

    “EARLIER, THE TRIBALS FELT ALIENATED. TODAY, TRIBAL YOUNGSTERS ARE CONFIDENT, COMPETITIVE AND RARING

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