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The State of Assam is one of the most beautiful regions of India. There is hardly any other state which has greater variety and colour in its natural scenery and in the cultural treasures of the people that inhabit it. It is situated in the north-eastern region of INDIA and touch a little bit of mighty Himalaya . Dispur is the capital of Assam and its situated in Guwahati
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The State of Assam is one of the most beautiful regions of India.
There is hardly any other state which has greater
variety and colour in its natural scenery and in the cultural treasures of the people that inhabit it.
It is situated in the north-eastern region of INDIA and touch a little bit of mighty Himalaya .
Dispur
is the capital of Assam and its situated in
Guwahati
Assam is surrounded by six of other seven sister states i.e Arunachal , Nagaland, Monipur , Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and also share two international borders with Bhutan andBangladesh There are 26 District of Assam . Its area is 78438 sq Km and population is 26,638,407 . Assam became a part of the India after the British occupied the region following the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824–1826 .
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According to kalika-purana the land was known as Kamrupa
in early days. It was also known as Pragjotishpur .
In earliest ruler of Assam was Narkasur
established his own Naraka dynasty and his son Bhagadata
mentioned in the Mahabharta of kurukshetra with is his army kiratas . Later on The
Kachari kindom from Mongolia and upper part of China rules in Assam.
In13th centery
Ahoms
from mymmar rules the state . They were
strong and intelligent rulers.
They travelled to the rest of india and brought in
Prists from ujjan ,
musicians from Lucknow
and Hitorias from pattiputra
to the courts
RANGHAR TOLLATOL GHAR
KARENGHAR
They assamese give a lot of respect to their guests . To
pay their respect to a persons they present a Gamusa
to him . It is Hand made cotton towelet
which is embroidered on both ends. And worm around the neck.
They Welcome their guests withTamul and paan .
They also offer Tea .Horai(xorai)
another gift to honour a persons.
The local language of Assam is
Assamese .
Its origin is in
Sanskrit.
Sattriya, or Sattriya Nritya is one among eight principal classical indian dance traditions. Where as some of the other traditions have been revived in the recent past, Sattriya has remained a living tradition since its creation by the founder of Vaishnavism in Assam , the great saint Srimanta Sankardev in 15th
century Assam
The festivals of Assam are linked to agricultures. There are called
Bihu
and are celebrated at different agriculture operation in january and april with music dance and marry
making
Assam is very famous for the one
horned Rhinoceros .
Another heritage site are
Manas national park and Dibru shikhowa
national park. Wild elephant ,leopard and various kind of birds etc are found here.
An elephant festivals
is held each year at kaziranga in the month of february . More than 300 elephants have races and play
football.
The Tezpur temple include temple sri mahabhairad mandir , holeshwar , da – parbatiya and agnigarh , the site of ancient battle between Lord krishna and Lord Shiva.
This powerful Shakti Temple of
Mother Goddess Kamakhya is situated on the top of the scenic
Nilachal Hills overlooking the majestic
river Brahmaputra.
The temple of nine planets is situated on Chitrachal
Hill in Guwahati, Assam. In ancient times, it was said
to have been a great centre of study of astronomy and
astrology.
The great Shiva temple is situated on the
Peacock island in the middle of the
Brahmaputra in Guwahati, Assam
Founded by Sankardeva, the father of Assamese
culture, the Institution of Satra is a unique feature of
Vaishnavism in Assam. Satras are basically monasteries which
propogate neoVaishnavism. They also became centres
for education and dissemination of the art of
harmonius living.
The Sivadol stands on the bank of Borpukhuri tank in the heart of Sibsagar
The early gate
of kachari .
Assam is the largest tea production state of
India .Assam tea is world famous for its strength and flavour .
The bushes can live for more than 100 year .
Assam is the largest tea production state of
India .Assam tea is world famous for its strength and flavour .
The bushes can live for more than 100 year .
Assam has the largest and old oil refinary of Asia . It is situated in
Digbai , Tinsukia .
Srimanta Shankardeva was a 15th-16th
century Assamese Vaishnavite saint-scholar, playwright, social-religious
reformer and a colossal figure in the cultural and religious history
of Assam, India. He is credited with providing a thread of unity. Sankaradeva
inspired bhakti in Assam just as Guru Nanak, Ramananda, Kabir, Basava and
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu inspired it elsewhere.
Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia was winner of Sahitya Academy award & Padma
Shri, novelist, student of science, researcher, physicist, editor, short story writer and film
director . He had a PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of London and later taught at
Gauhati University. He won many literary awards, including Sahitya Academy (1976), and was also
recognised with the Padma Shri.
Nalani bala Devi was best known female poet of her era. She was a
noted Indian writer and poet of Assamese literature, known for nationalistic as well as mystical poetry. She
was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1957 for her contribution to literature, and 1968 she won the Sahitya Akademi Award given by
Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters) for her poetry collection Alakananda
BishnuPrasad Rabha is one of the pioneers of Assamese music and
art. A doyen of the Arts, he is popularly known as Kala Guru
among assamese peoples. He was a multifaceted artist andrevolutionary singer of Assam. His music, today, is known
as 'Bishnu Rabha Sangeet'.
Laxminath Bezbarua
the author of Assamese journal Jonaki (1889), which begins the period of modern assamese
literature. Thus began the Jonaki period of Assameseliterature. Laxminath Bezbaruah popularly known asRasaraj(Some people says Roxoraj) or 'The King of
Humour‘
Anandaram Dhekial Phukan(1829-1859)
lived only 30 years but in his short time he was one of the pioneers of Assamese literature in the Arunodoi era who
joined in the literary revolution initiated by Missionaries with his heart and soul. He regenerates assamese literature.
Dr Bhupen Hazarikais an Indian singer, composer, lyricist, music director, and
Filmmaker from Assam, a state in the north-eastern part of India. A multifaceted genius, he is a good poet, music
composer,singer, actor, journalist, author and film-maker of the very highest repute. He is the only living pioneer of Assam’s film industry in the Northeast, and has been
therefore, rightly hailed as the uncrowned king of North-Eastern India. cultural world
FAMOUS PERSONS OF ASSAM
The climate of Assam is
Wet
almost throughout the year .
It has a sub-tropical monsoon climate with an average rainfall of around 1,500 mm per year. The daytime temperature in summer, the rainy season, rises to around 35ºC and in winter cools
to 25ºC with a nighttime minimum of around 10ºC.