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
3. 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
4. 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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6. 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.
7. 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
11. 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.
12. They Welcome their guests withTamul and paan .
They also offer Tea .Horai(xorai)
another gift to honour a persons.
14. 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
15. 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
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18. 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.
22. 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.
23. 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
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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 .
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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 .
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32. Assam has the largest and old oil
refinary of Asia . It is situated in
Digbai , Tinsukia .
35. 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
36. 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 and
revolutionary 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 Assamese
literature. Laxminath Bezbaruah popularly known as
Rasaraj(Some people says Roxoraj) or 'The King of
Humour‘
37. FAMOUS PERSONS OF ASSAM
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 Hazarika
is 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 NorthEastern India. cultural world
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39. 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.