About Assam

Assam is one of the prominent States of the North-East India.The geographical region of the North-East India includes Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram. In 2002, Sikkim was declared as the 22nd Indian State on 16th May, 1975. These eight states are called the North-East India also known as Seven Sisters. Taking Shillong as its capital up to the Sixty's decade the whole North-East was considered as one country. The English people called Shillong "The Scotland of the East". Manipur, Tripura and Mizoram were under central governed territory and Arunachal Pradesh was called North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) and all the state were collectively known as Assam. In 1961 the Nagapahar district was declared a state, Nagaland and on the 1st December 1963 it was declared centrally. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on 20th February in 1987. Manipur and Tripura got the full fledged state on the 21st January in 1972 and formed their own government. Since then the map Bor Asom' has been changed.


The word Assam means unique or peerless. Assam, as a destination corresponds to a world of contrasts and stimulation with each place of the state having something incredible to offer. Some people call it a magic land while others call it a green paradise. There is hardly any other state which has such great variety and colour in its natural panorama and in the enlightening treasures of the people that inhabit it. The mighty Brahmaputra River that originates from China-Tibet threads majestic course through this state. This unfathomable land of blue hills and the red river is famous for its vast extends lush green tea gardens, rich, varied flora and fauna, worth mentioning the world famous one horned rhinoceros. The human landscape is too as vibrant as her physiography. This land has been the gathering ground of diverse ethnic groups and cultural streams since time immemorial.