Total Area 3.786 sq km Total Population 17,36,617 Male 8,86,284 Female 8,50,333 Sex Ratio 945 females per 1000 male Density  459 persons per sq km Literacy Rate 79.34% Male 84.78% Female 73.68% District Head Quarter Silchar Sub-Division Head Quarter Silchar Silchar Lakhipur  Lakhipur Town Katigarh  Katigarh  Boundaries :       Dima Hasao and Meghalaya on […]

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 the month

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

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

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

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

 Manas National park, spread over 500 sq km was recognised as a sanctuary in 1922 In 1973 it came under Project Tiger as it houses the last surviving population of tiger. It was also placed in World Heritage Site in 1985 for its unique combination of scenic beauty and rare wealth of wildlife. It has

     Kaziranga National Park is the home of the rare one-horned Indian rhinoceros (Unicorn). Situated at a distance of 217 km from Guwahati and 97 kilometres from Jorhat, this famous National Park has an area of 858 sq kms. Kaziranga lies partly in Golaghat and partly in Nagaon District. The Kaziranga’s landscape is of