The Northeast, the land of vibrant atmospheric beauty and a multi-colored cultural fabric is highly enriched with innumerable dance forms in the classical and folk genres of all sorts. There are multiple references in written literature and scripture that mention the rich cultural dances of Assam. This article delineates the history of Dev-nati or Nati […]
The first Governor-General of free India was Lord Mountbatten. He served in this role from August 15, 1947, to June 21, 1948. Notably, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (known as Rajaji) was the first and only Indian Governor-General of free India, who succeeded Lord Mountbatten from June 21, 1948, till January 26, 1950, when India became a republic
Tamreswari temple (also Dikkaravasini) is a temple for a tribal goddess called Kecaikhati is located about 18 km from Sadiya in Tinsukia district, Assam, India. The temple used to be administered by Deoris, non-Brahmin tribal priests. There are some remnants that designate a Chutiya king built the wall or the temple itself in the year
Australia is the smallest continent by area, with an area of roughly 7.7 million square kilometers (3 million square miles).Sometimes people also use the name Oceania to describe a larger region that includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and other islands in the Pacific. If we used the area of Oceania as a continent,
Assam is a state with two valleys (Brahmaputra and Barak Valley) framed in between 90° to 96° North Latitude and 24° to 28° East longitude. Assam encompasses total geographical area of 78,438.00 Sq. Km out of which 56,194.00 Sq. Km and 22,224 Sq. Km fall under Brahmaputra Valley and Barak Valley including 2 (Two) hill
The President of India is a nominal chief of the Indian state. There is a provision in the Constitution of India for a President of India under Article 52. The executive decisions are carried out in the name of the President and thus the President holds the position of formal executive head of the state
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
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
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.
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
