Assam - Assamese Language, Sinlung, Cinema of Assam, Kalitas of Assam, Ahom People, India-Bangladesh Border, Assamese Literature, Bodoland (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Assamese language, Sinlung, Cinema of Assam, Kalitas of Assam, Ahom people, India-Bangladesh border, Assamese literature, Bodoland, People of Assam, Kapil Bora, Bodo people, Etymology of Assam, List of Assamese writers with their pen names, Langpih, Mithinga Daimary, Kamal Kumari National Award, Assam Macaque, List of top ULFA leaders, Tiwa, Assamese Separatist Movement, Asom Sena, Ahom language, Assamese people, Assamese Brahmins, Gauhati High Court, List of journalists killed in Assam, Xobdo.org, Adivasi Cobra Force, Siva Prasad Barooah National Award, The Illegal Migrants Act, Tourism in Assam, Bodo Liberation Tigers Force, Bhagavat of Sankardeva, SMCH, Bhimajuli Massacre, Dimasa language, Lower Assam, Sunil Nath, Panbazar, Koonki, Phandi, Udayachal, Chon tang nee, BPAC. Excerpt: Assam .) (Assamese: ) pronounced ) is a northeastern state of India. Its capital is Dispur, a city located on the outskirts of its largest city, Guwahati. Located south of the eastern Himalayas, Assam comprises the Brahmaputra and the Barak river valleys along with the Karbi Anglong and the North Cachar Hills with an area of 30,285 square miles (78,438 km ). Assam is surrounded by six of the other Seven Sister States: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. These states are connected to the rest of India via a narrow strip in West Bengal called the Siliguri Corridor or "Chicken's Neck." Assam also shares international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh; and cultures, peoples and climate with South-East Asia - important elements in India's Look East policy. Assam became a part of India after the British occupied the region following the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824-1826. It is known for Assam tea, large and old petroleum resources, Assam silk and for its rich biodiversity. Assam has successfully conserv...