Assam’s history goes back to ancient times. The base of this history can be found in Tantric literature, Buddhist literature, Assamese folklore and Vedic literature. However, first mention of the state of Assam is found in the epics and religious legends. The Aryans belonging to the priestly and warrior classes found their way into Assam […]

Gamocha (Gamocha/ Gamusa) which is a symbol of Assamese culture is equivalent to towel by meaning ‘Ga’ means ‘body’ and ‘mosa’ means ‘wipe’ (literally meaning a towel but multi-functional in practice, an item held in high esteem and an important marker of cultural identity) in Assamese. The Gamocha is one of the most easily recognizable

The Assamese culture is full of varieties. Various communities and their traditions have made this place a garden with a mixture of colorful flowers. So, there is no end to the rituals and customs in the social festivals. Even the marriage system in the Assamese culture is found to be practiced in different ways in

Frog weddings which is called as Bhekuli Biya in Assamese (Bhekuli means Frog and Biya means Marriage in Assamese) is a mythical marriage between two frogs to please the rain god during summer hoping it would open up the skies and bring the monsoon which ensures a good harvesting. Its also common some others parts

Bhaona is a traditional form of entertainment, always with religious messages, prevalent is Assam, India. The history of Assamese drama begins with the plays of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva (1449-1568) written in the early sixteenth century. These plays are popularly known as Ankiya Nats and their staging is known as bhaona. Bhaona is a performing art

Assam has always been a melting pot of various cultures merging with their distinct characteristics. There are three broad divisions of the festivals observed here: religious festivals, agriculture based festivals and socially recognised festivals. Religious Festivals : Shaivites constitute a large part of Assamese population, thus Shivaratri (the night of the fourteenth lunar day of

Japi or Headgear wich is used to originally protective headgear woven out of bamboo and palm leaves worn by farmers as protection against sun and rain. Mostly farmers and cowherds use Japi in ancient days as used both as a hat and an umbrella. But the size of the jaapi used to be very large

Jolpan is a mini meal in Assam.It generally contains of some forms of rice like roasted and ground rice (xandoh), flattened(chira), puffed rice (muri) komal saul or cooked glutinous rice (bora saul). Generally they are are eaten along with curd or cream and jaggery. Flattened rice (Bora Dhan’or Cira) served with cream and a sweet

In Assamese No means – New & Khuwa means – to eat, and altogether it means New Things to eat. In Assam almost 80% of the population is directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture. The majority of the land in the State is owned by Small and Marginal farmers. Rice is the main food crop

Religion Assam was once upon a time the original home of Tantricism in India. The Shakti temples like Kamakhya in Guwahati and Kechaikhati near Sadiya are proof to this. While veneration to Shiva largely prevailed in the early pe-riod, the Mother Goddess cult gained ground subsequently. In fact, at one time, Assam came to be