The
Garos are
indigenous people in
Meghalaya,
India and neighboring areas of
Bangladesh like Mymensingh, Netrokona and Sylhet, who call themselves
A·chik Mande (literally "hill people," from
a·chik "bite soil"+
mande "people") or simply
A·chik or
Mande. They are the second-largest tribe in Meghalaya after the
Khasi and comprise about a third of the local population. The Garos are one of the few remaining matrilineal societies in the world.