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19 January 2012 Last updated at 10:26 ET
Meghalaya, India: Where women rule, and men are suffragettes
By Timothy Allen Meghalaya, India
In the small hilly Indian state of Meghalaya, a matrilineal system operates with property names and wealth passing from mother to daughter rather than father to son - but some men are campaigning for change.
When ear…