Pratima Pandey (also known as Pratima Barua Pandey) was one of the popular folk singers amongst all the folk singers Assam has produced and from the royal house of Gauripur in Dhubri District in Western Assam. There’s an interesting phenomenon here in that, she not only assisted in the revival and consolidation of a folk […]
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Assam can be identified as comprising three major physiographical divisions of which the Brahmaputra Valley, Barak Valley and the Karbi Anglong and North Cachar hills are the most identifiable. The Brahmaputra Valley, identified in the northern part of Assam, is the largest and most prominent plain of the Brahmaputra River, measuring approximately 80-100 km in
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Parithareswar Devalaya, also popularly known as Dubi Devalaya: This is a temple to Lord Siva at Dubi village near Pathsala. It was built in the year 1662 Saka Era by Ahom King Siva Singha. He made land grants of around 760 Puras (as recorded in Copper-Plate inscriptions) and gave away an idol of Goddess Durga.
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Nabakanta Barua popularly known as Ekhud Kokaideu among assamese poples was an illustrious Assamese poet and novelist. He was born December 29 , 1926 in Guwahati to Nilakanta Barua who was a school inspector and later a teacher in school and Swarnalata Baruani . While initially the family lived in upper Assam, later on the
As announced by the Assam Finance Minister provided to foster microentrepreneurs for self-employment instigating of unemployed youths/out of BPL families and dress the low-income group holdings familiesSignificance:INTROThe chief minister of Assam, has initiated on Sva-Niyojan Yojana in starting the small businesses in the states. This programme is a government funded entrepreneurs for 2 lakh rupees
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Article 110 of the Indian Constitution deals with the Money Bill in India. There are a limited number of ways in which a bill can be called a money bill. The provisions that allow a bill to be called a money bill in India are stated hereunder: Provisions for Money Bill in India Article 110
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All classical dance forms of India have a structural pattern or grammar for its sustenance and transmission, either orally or written. Sattriya dance has, like any other traditional dance form, developed its own structural grammar over the years. The structural, that underpins Sattriya dance, is referred to as “Mati-Akhora”. The Mati-Akhoras are the basic exercise
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The Ganges is the longest river in India at 2525 kilometers (1569 miles) flowing from the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas to its delta in the Bay of Bengal passing through the Gangetic Plain. It is considered sacred by Hindus and a cleansing agent. The Ganges basin is one of the most populated regions and
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Kamarupa Pithas are old pithas or geographical divisions of Kamarupa. The division and classification of the Pithas are not uniform in the various sources, although we usually find four Pithas. As these pithas do not appear in the Kamarupa inscriptions, and are referred in the subsequent medieval texts, some authors have suggested that these divisions
Bishnu Prasad Rabha was born on January 31 1909 in Dhaka and he is considered one of the forefathers of Assamese art and music. He is popularly known as Kala Guru by assamese people. He was a versatile artist and revolutionary singer, who sometimes is considered the revolutionary artist of Assam. His music is now
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