"of the biggest public sector oil company of the country, Oil India Ltd. has its plant and headquarter at Duliajan. Apart from tea and petroleum refineries, Assam has few industries of significance. Industrial development is inhibited by its physical and political isolation from neighbouring countries such as Myanmar, China and Bangladesh and from the other growing South East Asian economies. The region is landlocked and situated in the eastern most periphery of India and is linked to the mainland of India by a flood and cyclone prone narrow corridor with weak transportation infrastructure. The international airport in Guwahati is yet"
"Assam Assam () is a state in Northeast India, situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and the state of Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. The indigenous people traditionally include ethnic groups like Tai Ahom people,Tai Khamti people,Tai Turung people,Tai Aiton people, Tai Phake, Koch"
"Music of Assam The music of Assam (Assamese: অসমৰ সংগীত), a state in the northeastern part of India, can be divided into various categories of folk music. In recent times starting the late eighties popular artistes have modernized the music that caters to local popular demand. A basic characteristic of the indigenous ethnic music of Assam is its descending scale which distinguishes it from the raga-based or folk music from the rest of India. This style is shared by ethnic music of the hill people surrounding the state of Assam, and by the music of China and Myanmar. The indigenous"
"People of Assam The people of Assam inhabit a multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious society. They speak languages that belong to three main language groups: Indo-Aryan, Austroasiatic and Tibeto-Burman. The large number of ethnic and linguistic groups, the population composition and the peopling process in the state has led to it being called an ""India in miniature"". Geographically Assam contains fertile river valleys surrounded and interspersed by mountains and hills. It is accessible from Tibet in the north (via Bum La, Tse La, Tunga), across the Patkai in the Southeast (via Diphu, Kumjawng, Hpungan, Chaukam, Pangsau, More-Tamu) and from Burma across"
"People of Assam The people of Assam inhabit a multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious society. They speak languages that belong to three main language groups: Indo-Aryan, Austroasiatic and Tibeto-Burman. The large number of ethnic and linguistic groups, the population composition and the peopling process in the state has led to it being called an ""India in miniature"". Geographically Assam contains fertile river valleys surrounded and interspersed by mountains and hills. It is accessible from Tibet in the north (via Bum La, Tse La, Tunga), across the Patkai in the Southeast (via Diphu, Kumjawng, Hpungan, Chaukam, Pangsau, More-Tamu) and from Burma across"
"Sylhet region Sylhet (, ) is a geographical and cultural region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent and comprises the Sylhet Division in Bangladesh, which includes the Surma Valley, and the three districts of the Barak Valley in Assam, India. Among these three districts, North Cachar belonged to the Kachari Kingdom before the British Raj now Dima Hasao rules here, whereas Karimganj and Hailakandi belonged to the Sylhet district of then Bengal. Karimganj was separated from Sylhet after the 1947 referendum, with the rest of Sylhet falling under East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and Karimganj under India. In 1947,"
"Assam inhabits in the district of Tinsukia and scattered in some other district like Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat. Comprising a population of at least 7,200 in India, they live in the villages, namely Bordumsa, Miao, Innao, N-hpum, Namgo, Ketetong, Pangna, Phup, N-htem, Mungong, Kumchai, Pangsun, Hasak, Katha, Bisa, Dibong, Duwarmara, Namo and Namsai, etc. The Singpho are the same people as those called the Kachin in Burma and the Jingpo in China. They speak the Singpho dialect of the Jingpo language. The Singphos are divided into a number of clans, known as Gams, each under a chief. The principal Gams"
"Physical geography of Assam This article discusses the geological origin, geomorphic characteristics, and climate of the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Extending from 89° 42′ E to 96° E longitude and 24° 8′ N to 28° 2′ N latitude, it has an area of 78,438 km, similar to that of Ireland or Austria. Geologically, as per the plate tectonics, Assam is in the eastern most projection of the Indian Plate, where it thrusts underneath the Eurasian Plate creating a subduction zone. It is postulated that due to the northeasterly movement of the Indian plate, the sedimentary layers of an ancient"
"Divisions of Assam The state of Assam in India has five regional divisions, each comprising a number of districts. The person responsible for the administration of a division is designated as a ""Divisional Commissioner"". In 1874, Assam was constituted as a ""Chief Commissioner's province"" with the seat of the government in Shillong, the erstwhile capital of Assam, which is now in Meghalaya. To better administer the six districts of Goalpara, Kamrup, Sonitpur, Nagaon (formerly, Nowgong), Sivasagar (formerly, Sibsagar) and Lakhimpur, (the districts in the Brahmaputra valley, also called Assam Valley), the Judge of Assam Valley was given the additional charge"
"Assam Province Assam Province was a province of British India, created in 1911 by the partition of the Eastern Bengal and Assam Province. Its capital was in Shillong. The Assam territory was first separated from Bengal in 1874 as the 'North-East Frontier' non-regulation province. It was incorporated into the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam in 1905 and re-established as a province in 1912. In 1824 Assam was occupied by British forces following the First Anglo-Burmese War and on 24 February 1826 it was ceded to Britain by Burma. Between 1826 and 1832 Assam was made part of Bengal"
"in five big cities: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Silchar and Tezpur. Local news and music are the main priority for that station. Assam has three public service broadcasting service stations at Dibrugarh, Guwahati and Silchar. Guwahati is the headquarters of a number of electronic medias like Assam Talks, DY 365, News Live, News 18 Assam/North-East, Prag News and Pratidin Time. Assam Assam () is a state in Northeast India, situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and the state of Arunachal Pradesh to"
"Maimal Maimal are a Muslim community found in the state of Assam in India. They are a community of inland fishermen found in Western Assam. A few are also found in the Sylhet District of Bangladesh. It should be worth mentioned that the ""Maimal"" were there in Shylhet district in the undivided India, and after the Independence some parts of that Shylhet district were merged with the state of Assam in free India. Now, this community people are spreading more or less everywhere in the Barak Valley districts in Assam. According to the traditions of the community, the word Maimal"
"Northeast India Northeast India (officially North Eastern Region, NER) is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country. It comprises eight states – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura. The Siliguri Corridor in West Bengal, with a width of , connects the North Eastern Region with East India. The region shares an international border of (about 99 percent of its total geographical boundary) with the neighbouring countries – with Tibet Autonomous Region, China in the north, with Myanmar in the east, with Bangladesh in the south-west, with Nepal"
"Undivided Assam Undivided Assam refers to the then undivided greater state of Assam in India soon after the Indian Independence in 1947 till 1963. In addition to the present-day Assam, it included the current states of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram. The capital of this state was Shillong, currently the capital of Meghalaya. Prior to the Partition of India, Sylhet was a part of Assam. Undivided Assam had a total area of 234,568 sq. km which is slightly smaller than the nation of Ghana. The present day population of Undivided Assam will be 50 million which is slightly less"
"Etymology of Assam The origin of the name of Assam, a state in India is unclear—among the competing theories, two attribute it to the terrain, whereas the others relate it to the Ahom people. Whatever the source of the English name, ""Assam"" is itself an anglicization. John Peter Wade (1805) called the Ahom kingdom, that commenced on the Konder Chokey, ""Kingdom of Assam"". Some have speculated that the Bodo word ""Ha-com"" meaning low land was Sanskritised to 'Asama', dating its origin to at least first millennium common era.. While some believe the name Asama is a Sanskrit originated word which"
"Lower Assam Lower Assam (also Western Assam) is a region situated in Western Brahmaputra Valley subdivided in Kamrup region and Goalpara region. The term ""Lower Assam"" is often a misnomer in spite of popular usage to refer the region. In scholary circles Western Assam was more frequently used to accurately define the region and differentiate it from Lower Assam Division. Soon after the formal creation of the British districts in 1833, Lower Assam denoted one of the five initial districts that were created west of the Dhansiri river, which, along with the six paraganas, became a single district of Kamrup"
"of 962 out of 1000 in the state of Assam. Keturi Bil Khat Pam Keturi Bil Khat Pam is a village located in the Majuli district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India. In the 2011 census, Missamora had 2 families with a population of 3, consisting of 3 males and 0 females. The population of children aged 0–6 was 0, making up 0% of the total population of the village. The average sex ratio was 0 out of 1000, which is lower than the state average of 958 out of 1000. The child sex ratio in the village was"
"than the population of South Korea. After the partition, Undivided Assam was carved into following states: Undivided Assam Undivided Assam refers to the then undivided greater state of Assam in India soon after the Indian Independence in 1947 till 1963. In addition to the present-day Assam, it included the current states of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram. The capital of this state was Shillong, currently the capital of Meghalaya. Prior to the Partition of India, Sylhet was a part of Assam. Undivided Assam had a total area of 234,568 sq. km which is slightly smaller than the nation of"
"Dima Hasao district Dima Hasao (Pron: ˈdɪmə həˈsaʊ) district — earlier called North Cachar Hills district — is an administrative district in the state of Assam in north-eastern India. As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Assam (out of 27). ""Dima Hasao"" means ""Dimasa Hills"" in the Dimasa language. Dima Hasao (N. C. Hills) district is one of the two Autonomous hill districts of the state of Assam. The district headquarter Haflong is the only hill station in Assam, a tourist paradise, also named the Switzerland of the East. Dima Hasao comprises three subdivisions: (I) Haflong, (II)"
"the Indian Union. Bordoloi continued as the Chief Minister even after India's independence in 1947. Assam Province Assam Province was a province of British India, created in 1911 by the partition of the Eastern Bengal and Assam Province. Its capital was in Shillong. The Assam territory was first separated from Bengal in 1874 as the 'North-East Frontier' non-regulation province. It was incorporated into the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam in 1905 and re-established as a province in 1912. In 1824 Assam was occupied by British forces following the First Anglo-Burmese War and on 24 February 1826 it was"
"Bongaigaon Bongaigaon () is a major city of Assam, India. The city area spans across Bongaigaon and Chirang district. Bongaigaon is one of the important cities in Assam. The city is one of the biggest commercial and industrial hubs of Assam and also of North-East India. Bongaigaon City also acts as the gateway of North-East Frontier Railway Zone with its New Bongaigaon Junction railway station, second biggest railway station in North-East India. The Asian Development Bank selected the city on their urban planning list of cities from other countries of Asia. Bongaigaon is one of the most populated urban agglomerations"
"May 2014 Assam violence From the night of 1 May 2014 until the early morning hours of 3 May a series of attacks occurred on the immigrant Bengali speaking Muslims in Assam, a north-eastern state of India. The perpetrator is unknown, but is suspected to be the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) of Songbijit faction. Speculated to be revenge for not voting for NDFB in the Lok Sabha elections, the death toll reached 32. The Bodos are an indigenous community in Assam state of India. It is about 10% its population of 44 million people. Insurgency in Northeast India"
"as the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). In November 1990, the Government of India deployed the Indian army, after which low-intensity military conflicts and political homicides have been continuing for more than a decade. In recent times, ethnically based militant groups have grown. Panchayati Raj Institutions have been applied in Assam, after agitation of the communities due to the sluggish rate of development and general apathy of successive state governments towards Indigenous Assamese communities. A significant geographical aspect of Assam is that it contains three of six physiographic divisions of India"
"Nomenclature of States in North East India North East India is the north easternmost part of India. It comprises seven states; namely Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland. The states of Assam (Kamarupa & Davaka), Tripura, and Manipur are ancient in existence, while rest curbed out from Assam in late twentieth century, i.e., Nagaland in 1963, Meghalaya in 1972, Arunachal Pradesh in 1975 and the state of Mizoram come into existence as late as 1987. It is common in names of North Eastern Indian states like rest of country of usage of Sanskrit word referring to quality"
"of India. The agitation leaders formed a political party, Asom Gana Parishad, which came to power in the state of Assam in the Assembly elections of 1985. In 2012 violent riots broke out between indigenous people and immigrant Muslims from Bangladesh, resulting in more than 85 deaths and displacement of 400,000 people. History of Assam The history of Assam is the history of a confluence of people from the east, west and the north; the confluence of the Tibeto-Burman (Sino-Tibetan), Indo-Aryan and Austroasiatic cultures. Although invaded over the centuries, it was never a vassal or a colony to an external"
"Assam Himalaya Assam Himalaya is a traditional designation for the portion of the Himalaya range between the eastern border of Bhutan, on the west, and the Great Bend of the Tsangpo River, on the east. The highest peak of this range is Namcha Barwa. Other high peaks include Gyala Peri, sister peak to Namcha Barwa; Kangto, and Nyegyi Kangsang. The area is still poorly surveyed in general, and little visited by outsiders. It is located in the eastern side. The name ""Assam Himalaya"" is misleading, as some parts of this range are in southeastern Tibet, while other parts are in"
"it does not belong to the Bodo-Kachari group. There are approximately 564,000 Nepali speakers spread all over the state forming about 2.12% of Assam's total population according to 2001 census. There are speakers of Tai languages in Assam. A total of six Tai language were spoken in Assam. Two are now extinct. Assam has Governor Jagdish Mukhi as the head of the state, the unicameral Assam Legislative Assembly of 126 members, and a government led by the Chief Minister of Assam. The state is divided into five regional divisions. , the state has 33 administrative districts. On 15 August 2015,"
"the state of Assam. Missamora Missamora is a village located in the Majuli district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India. In the 2011 census, Missamora had 115 families with a population of 836, consisting of 426 males and 410 females. The population of children aged 0–6 was 109, making up 13.04% of the total population of the village. The average sex ratio was 962 out of 1000, which is higher than the state average of 958 out of 1000. The child sex ratio in the village was 912 out of 1000, which is lower than the average of 962"
"estimate shows of oil, of gas and of natural gas liquids in the Assam Geologic Province. The region is prone to natural disasters like annual floods and frequent mild earthquakes. Strong earthquakes were recorded in 1869, 1897, and 1950. The total population of Assam was 26.66 million with 4.91 million households in 2001. Higher population concentration was recorded in the districts of Kamrup, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Barpeta, Dhubri, Darrang, and Cachar. Assam's population was estimated at 28.67 million in 2006 and at 30.57 million in 2011 and is expected to reach 34.18 million by 2021 and 35.60 million by 2026. As"
"prefix for negation, ""a-"", so that ""a-cham"" would mean undefeated. Etymology of Assam The origin of the name of Assam, a state in India is unclear—among the competing theories, two attribute it to the terrain, whereas the others relate it to the Ahom people. Whatever the source of the English name, ""Assam"" is itself an anglicization. John Peter Wade (1805) called the Ahom kingdom, that commenced on the Konder Chokey, ""Kingdom of Assam"". Some have speculated that the Bodo word ""Ha-com"" meaning low land was Sanskritised to 'Asama', dating its origin to at least first millennium common era.. While some"
"Bhutan and the Indian regions and states of northern Assam, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh. Assam Himalaya Assam Himalaya is a traditional designation for the portion of the Himalaya range between the eastern border of Bhutan, on the west, and the Great Bend of the Tsangpo River, on the east. The highest peak of this range is Namcha Barwa. Other high peaks include Gyala Peri, sister peak to Namcha Barwa; Kangto, and Nyegyi Kangsang. The area is still poorly surveyed in general, and little visited by outsiders. It is located in the eastern side. The name ""Assam Himalaya"" is misleading, as"
"in India. Asaram was born on 17 April 1941, in the Berani village of the Nawabshah District in British India (Present-day Berani Town is located in Jam Nawaz Ali Tehsil of Sanghar district Sindh Pakistan), to Menhgiba and Thaumal Sirumalani. His birthname was Asumal Thaumal Harpalani or Asumal Sirumalani. Following the partition of India in 1947, he and his family moved to Ahmedabad, then part of the former Bombay State in India, now Gujarat, leaving behind their immovable assets in Sindh. The family moved to Ahmedabad, where Asaram's father founded a coal and wood selling business. Asaram ran this business"
"region is bounded by Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan in the north, Bangladesh in the east, the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on the west, and the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in the south. It is connected to the Seven Sister States of Northeast India by the narrow Siliguri Corridor. West Bengal is on the eastern bottleneck of India, stretching from the Himalayas in the north, to the Bay of Bengal in the south. The region lies in the humid-subtropical zone. The landlocked region of Northeast India includes the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya,"