Assam, Indian state

Assam is an Indian State which is endowed with tea, petroleum, natural gas, coal, limestone and other minor minerals such as kaolin, clay, feldspar and so on.

The state of Assam is dominated by the mighty
Brahmaputra River. It is situated between the great Himalayan foothills to the north and the plateau of Meghalaya to the south.  The inhabitants of Assam comprises of the migrants from Burma and China who came from Punjab through Bihar and North Bengal. Assam presents a fusion of Mongol-Aryan culture.


History of Assam 
The name Assam has been used for more than eight hundred years from the time the Tai people first came to Assam. In the Epics, Assam was known as 'Kamarupa' or 'Pragjyotish'. In Mahabharata, the Puranas, the Tantras there are references of the kingdom known as Kamrup.

Geography of Assam


Culture of Assam:

Assam state is an intermixture of various racial stocks like Mongoloid, Indo-Burmese, Indo-Iranian and Aryans. Other religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam etc. are also found in Assam.
Bihu is the national festival of Assam.

Education of Assam
Dispur in the largest city of Assam Guwahati

is the capital of Assam is a popular destination for the students who like higher education.These are Gauhati University in the city Guwahati, Dibrugarh University in Dibrugarh, Tezpur University in Tezpur, K.K.Handique State Open University in Guwahati, Assam University in Silchar, Assam Agricultural University in Jorhat, Bodoland University in Kokrajhar, Don Bosco University.


Administration of Assam
The current chief minister of Assam is Tarun Kumar Gogoi. He is elected in the year 2011 from the Indian National Congress. The legislative structure of Assam is unicameral and consists of 126 members. The members are elected for a period of 5 years.
Economy of Assam
The economy of Assam is mainly agricultural. Rice is the staple diet of the people. Most of the people are engaged in the cultivation of .
Other agricultural products cultivated are , jute, 
and fruits. Sugarcane, potatoes, cotton, oil seeds and coconut are also produced in large amount.


Tourism in Assam 
Assam comprises of many tourist places in and around it. Assam is considered as pilgrim's paradise. 
Kamakhya temple in Guwahati is very popular pilgrimage.
Kaziranga National park and Manas national Park are important wild life parks.
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