Naga people Dance : Photo

Naga Folk Dance: Nagaland

Nagaland is a state located in the extreme North Eastern part of India, surrounded by Myanmar in the East; Assam in the West; Arunachal Pradesh and a part of Assam in the North with Manipur in the south.

Shikhar Dhawan Facts

Shikhar Dhawan

Yesterday Shikhar Dhawan’s century helped team India to win the opening match in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy against South Africa at Cardiff Wales Stadium.

Here are some facts behind Shikhar Dhawan’s century-

*Shikhar Dhwan is only the third Indian to score both his maiden test and ODI 100s in less than 100 balls after K Srikkanth and MS Dhoni.

*Dhawan’s century today is the first by an India in Champions Trophy after Saurav Ganguly in 2002 at Colombo.

*Shikhar Dhawan’s 114 is now the highest individual ODI score at Cardiff.

*Shikhar Dhawan becomes the only left-hander since January 2012 to score an ODI ton against South Africa.

*This is the first century stand for the opening wicket for India outside Asia since March 2009. 

S. Medhi

Assamese Jaapi: Traditional Assamese Jaapi

Assamese Jaapi

An inseparable part of the rich Assamese Culture.  

Jiah Khan: the End of a beautiful era

Jiah Khan

Bollywood actress, the gorgeous Jiah Khan was found dead at her home in Mumbai, India- police said.
It is said thatJiah Khan hanged herself at her Juhu residence. She was brought up in England and had shifted to Mumbai with her mother Rabiya recently. She has acted in a number of Hit Bollywood movies like- Ghajini, Nishabd and a few more.

Jiah Khan 2013

She is also known as NAFISA KHAN. She made her debut in 2007, with the so famous Indian Actor Amitabh Bachhan in the Movie- Nishabd (directed by Ramgopal Verma). Bollywood and her fans worldwide are deeply shaken and shocked at her sudden demise. 

Asom Sahitya Sabha, Assam Sahitya Sabha

The Asam Sahitya Sabha ( Ôxôm Xahityô Xôbha or "Assam Literary Society") is a non Government, non profit, literary organisation of Assam. It was founded in December, 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature. Presently it has about one thousand branches all over Assam and also outside the state. 

Here is the List of Presidents with the respective year and location, of the Assam Sahitya Sabha till date:

1917 Padma Nath Gohain Barua, Sivasagar 

1918 Chandra Dhar Barua, Goalpara 

1919 Kaliram Medhi, Barpeta 

1920 Hem Chandra Goswami, Tezpur 

1923 Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari, Jorhat 

1924 Kanaklal Barua, Dibrugarh 

1924 Lakshmi Nath Bezbarua, Guwahati 

1925 Rajani Kanta Bordoloi, Nagaon 

1926 Benu Dhar Rajkhowa, Dhubri 

1927 Tarun Ram Phukan, Goalpara 

1929 Kamala Kanta Bhattacharyya, Jorhat 

1930 Mafijuddin Ahmed Hazarika, Golaghat 

1931 Nagendra Narayan Choudhury, Sivasagar 

1933 Jnanadabhiram Barua, North Lakhimpur 

1934 Ananda Chandra Agarwalla, Mangaldoi 

1936 Raghunath Choudhari, Tezpur 

1937 Krishna Kanta Handique, Guwahati 

1940 Moidul Islam Bora, Jorhat 

1944 Nilamoni Phukan, Sivasagar 

1947 Nilamoni Phukan, Dibrugarh 

1950 Ambikagiri Roy Choudhury, Margherita 

1953 Surya Kumar Bhuyan, Shillong 

1955 Nalini Bala Devi, Jorhat 

1955 Jatindra Nath Duarah, Guwahati 

1956 Benudhar Sarma, Dhubri 

1958 Padmadhar Chaliha, Tinsukia 

1959 Atul Chandra Hazarika, Nagaon 

1960 Trailokya Nath Goswami, Palashbari 

1961 Trailokya Nath Goswami, Goalpara 

1963 Ratna Kanta Borkakati, Nazira 

1964 Mitradev Mahanta, Digboi 

1965 Dimbeshwar Neog, Nalbari 

1966 Binanda Chandra Barua, North Lakhimpur 

1967 Nakul Chandra Bhuyan, Dibrugarh 

1968 Jnyana Nath Bora, Tezpur 

1969 Ananda Chandra Barua, Barpeta 

1970 Upendra Chandra Lekharu, Dhing 

1971 Tirtha Nath Sarma, Makum 

1972 Hem Barua, Dhubri 

1973 Giridhar Sarma, Rangiya 

1974 Maheshwar Neog, Mangaldoi 

1975 Satyendra Nath Sarma, Titabor 

1976 Jagyneshwar Sarma, Tihu 

1977 Syed Abdul Malik, Abhayapuri 

1978 Prasannalal Choudhury, Golaghat 

1979 Atul Chandra Barua, Sualkuchi 

1980 Jatindra Nath Goswami, Raha 

1981 Sitanath Brahma Choudhury, Tinsukia 

1982 Sitanath Brahma Choudhury, Diphu 

1983 Birendra Kumar Bhattacaryya, Bongaigaon 

1985 Jogesh Das, Bihpuria 

1986 Biren Borkotoki, Kampur 

1987 Mahendra Bora, Pathsala 

1988 Kirthi Nath Hazarika, Hailakandi 

1989 Mahim Bora, Dumduma 

1990 Naba Kanta Barua, Bishwanath Chariali 

1991 Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi, Dhudhnoi 

1992 Lakshyadhar Choudhury, Goreshwar 

1993 Bhupen Hazarika, Sivasagar 

1994 Lila Gogoi, Morigaon 

1995 Hitesh Deka, Sarthebari 

1996 Laksminandan Bora, Bokakhat 

1997 Nagen Saikia, Bilashipara 

1998 Nagen Saikia, Howraghat 

1999 Chandra Prasad Saikia, Hajo 

2000 Chandra Prasad Saikia, Jorhat 

2001 Homen Borgohain, Dibrugarh 

2002 Homen Borgohain, Kalgachia 

2003 Birendra Nath Dutta, North Lakhimpur 

2004 Birendra Nath Dutta, Hojai 

2005 Kanak Sen Deka, Siphajhar 

2006 Kanak Sen Deka, Belsar 

2007 Kanak Sen Deka, Chapar 

2009 Rongbong Terang Dhemaji  

2011 Rongbong Terang Dergaon

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About Assam: History & other facts

The Legend behind the Name ASSAM: 

The word 'Assam' as explained by some philosophers and scholars has come from the Sanskrit word Asoma which means to be peerless or unparalleled. But it is now accepted by most of the academic circles today that this term has come from the original name of Ahoms, who had ruled the land almost six hundred years prior to its taking over by the British. The  various races like Mongolian, Austric, Dravidian and Aryan that came to this land long-long ago have contributed to its colorful culture. Hence, Assam has a rich legacy of history, culture, art and civilization.

Assam was coined as Pragjyotisha or the place of eastern astronomy during the older period and later was named as the Kamrupa. The earliest epigraphic reference to this kingdom of Kamrupa can be found in the Allahabad pillar inscription during the rule of king Samudragupta. Kamrupa has been mentioned as a Pratyanta or a frontier state outside the Gupta empire but with a very friendly and subordinate relation to it. Hiuen Sang, the Chinese scholar pilgrim who had visited Kamrupa in about 743 AD on an invitation of its monarch, Kumar Bhaskar Varman, left a record about the kingdom he called the Kamolupa. Kamrupa also figured in the writings of the Arabian historian Alberuni in the eleventh century. Thus, from the epic period down to the twelfth century AD, the eastern frontier kingdom was known as Pragjyotisha and Kamrupa and kings called themselves 'Lords of Pragjyotisha'.

The rise and entry of the Ahoms across the eastern hills during the 1228 AD was the turning point in the history of Assam. They had ruled Assam almost for six centuries. The Burmese entered through the eastern borders and overran the territory at a time when court intrigues and dissensions were sapping the vitality of the Ahom royalty. It became a British protectorate in 1826 when the Burmese ceded Assam to the British under the provision of the Treaty of Yandabo.

The state boasts of great cultural heritage, which has hues of various civilizations, yet has managed to maintain its own identity. The chronological account reveals that the region has been existent from thousands of years and has been invaded several times by various dynasties. Assam boasts of rich vegetation, forests and wildlife; it also has numerous reserve forests including the renowned Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary. Its biodiversity is acclaimed to be amongst the very few in the world.

Assam is the sentinel of North-East India and also the gateway to the North-Eastern States. The State is close to India's international borders with countries like Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. Assam is surrounded by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh on the north, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh on the east and Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram on the south.