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Umananda Temple
By Assam on September 21, 2007
The Umananda temple of Assam is situated on the Peacock island, in the middle of the river Brahmaputra in Guwahati. This Shiva temple attracts devotees from all over the country during Shiva Ratri. One can visit the temple by crossing the river by country boat plying from Kachari ghat. On the north bank of the [...]
Gopinath Bordoloi
By Assam on September 21, 2007
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi (1890-1950) was the first Chief Minister of Assam, and also a leading Indian freedom-fighter from Assam. After rising through Congress ranks in the 1930s, Bordoloi’s biggest battle came as Bengal’s Muslim majority wanted to include the Assam in a Muslim-majority Pakistan. Organizing protests and engaging the colonial government on the highest level [...]
Assamese Film
By Assam on September 21, 2007
The origin of Assamese Cinema can be traced back to the dreams and imagination of a revolutionary visionary Rupkonwar Jyotiprasad Agarwala, who was also a distinguished poet, playwright, composer and freedom fighter. He was instrumental in the production of the first Assamese Film “Joymati”, under the banner of Critrakala Movietone. Due to the lack of [...]
Assamese Music
By Assam on September 18, 2007
Do you like Assamese Music? Assamese Music is very sweet. If you are new to the world of Assamese Music, then we want to request you to give it a try! In most of the Assamese Music, you will find the touch of folk tunes. And out of all the folk tunes, Bihu tunes are [...]
Bagurumba Dance
By Assam on September 14, 2007
The Bagurumba Dance is a vital part of the Bodo (boro) culture and depicts the beauty of nature. This attractive folk dance of the Bodo tribe of Assam, resembles the movement of birds and butterflies. It is basically a female oriented dance, in which the female dancers clad in colourful attires gently move their feet [...]
Sericulture in Assam
By Assam on September 11, 2007
The Sericulture industry constitutes an important aspect and holds a unique position in the economy of Assam. This region of the country is a substantial producer of different kinds of silk and produces about 10% of the total natural silk produced in India. The weaving style of Assam is so unique that everyone falls in [...]
Administration of Assam
By Assam on September 11, 2007
The state of Assam has a unicameral legislature with 126 members in the Assam Legislative Assembly (Assam Bidhan Sabha). The state is represented by 7 members in the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) and by 14 members in the Lower House ( Lok Sabha) of the Indian Parliament. The Governor is the Constitutional Head of the [...]
Physiography of Assam
By Assam on September 11, 2007
The present physiographic configuration of Assam is geologically of recent origin. It is characterized by diverse features such as floodplains, marshes and beels, scattered hillocks, folded hill ranges and old plateaus. The erosion and depositional process intensified by heavy rainfall and frequent seismic movements play a dominant role in shaping the physiographic of Assam. However, [...]
Nathan Brown
By Assam on September 11, 2007
Born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire on June 22, 1807, Nathan Brown was an American Baptist Missionary. In 1848, he and his wife, whom he married in 1830, went on to serve as missionaries in Burma. Their original intention had been to translate the Bible into Burmese. But he soon found himself pulled into a [...]
Bhabendranath Saikia
By Assam on September 10, 2007
Bhabendranath Saikia is one of the Greatest sons of Assam. Born in the year 1932, this multi-faceted personality has given his tits and bits to both the Asamese literature, as well as , Assamese cinema. He was a noted short-story writer and a famous film director, producer whose films ‘Agnisnan’, ‘Sandhyarag’, ‘Anirban’, ‘Sarathi’ etc., won [...]
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Three Bomb Blasts in Guwahati
January 1, 2009
At least 5 people were killed and more than 50 injured in three bomb blasts that rocked Assam’s capital city Guwahati today. The bombs went off just a few hours before Union Home Minister P Chidambaram landed in the city. According to police sources, no one has taken responsibility for the blasts. But police sources [...]
Hollywood »
‘The Dark Knight’ sweeps People’s Choice Awards
January 8, 2009
The ‘Batman’ sequel, ‘The Dark Knight’ starring late Heath Ledger took away five awards in the “35th Annual People’s Choice Awards”. The summer blockbuster won for favorite movie, action movie, cast, superhero (Christian Bale) and onscreen matchup (Bale and Heath Ledger) during the ceremony, on Wednesday. The stars of the movie ‘Batman’ Christian Bale and [...]
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China cracks down on Porn
January 6, 2009
China on Monday launched a month-long a crackdown operation on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornographic content and other materials that could harms the morality and health of young people.
The campaign involves seven government agencies, including the State Council Information Office, the Ministry of Industry and Information [...]
Technology »
World’s First 3G Watch Phone
January 6, 2009
South Korean technology firm LG Electronics has unveiled the world’s first “3G watch phone.” Take a look at the image. This mobile phone that can be worn on wrist like a watch. The unique phone boasts a touch-screen dialing system with a camera and an in-built speaker.
With all these features of a multimedia mobile phone, [...]
Food and Drink »
Bacteria and Flavour of exclusive Cheeses
January 7, 2009
The age-old tradition of making cheese dates back at least 8,000 years. But it seems we still have much to learn about the bacteria responsible for turning milk into cheese. A group of International researchers led by Newcastle University has identified a new line of bacteria that flavours some of the world’s most exclusive cheese. [...]
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Chandrayaan finds iron reserves on Moon
December 29, 2008
An experiment on board India’s first moon mission Chandrayaan-I has indicated that there are abundant iron containing minerals on the lunar surface. According to news reports, data sent back to earth by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) indicates abundance of iron-bearing minerals such as [...]
