Kamrup (Metropolitan)

Area : 627.18 sq km Total Population : 12,53,938 Male : 6,47,585 Female : 6,06,353 Sex Ratio : 936 female per 1000 male Density : 1.313 persons per sq km. Literacy Rate : 88.71% Male : 92.13% Female : 85.07% District HQ : Guwahati Sub Division : Four Sub-Division : HQ  Guwahati –Guwahati,  Dispur- Dispur,  Azara- Azara,  Chandrapur- […]

Jorhat

Area : 1,971 sq km Total Population : 10,92,256 (Undivided Jorhat) Male : 5,56,805 Female : 5,35,451 Sex Ratio : 962 female per 1000 male Density : 383 persons per sq km Literacy Rate : 82.15% Male : 87.93% Female : 76.45% District HQ : Jorhat Sub-Division : Two. Sub-Division : HQ Jorhat- Jorhat, Titabar- Titabar. Boundaries : Majuli

Hailakandi

Area :                     1,327 sq km Total Population : 6,59,296 Male :                     3,37,890 Female :                 3,21,406 Sex Ratio : 951 female per 1000 male Density : 497 persons per sq km

Cachar

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 – Traditional Form Of Assamese Entertainment

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

Festivals And Celebrations

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

Bhekuli Biya Or Frog Weddings

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

Chaklang – Traditional Ahom Marriage

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 (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

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