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	ASSAM - Main Page
		Assam is surrounded by highlands and plateaus on three sides except the western one where the Brahmaputra Valley merges with the Gangetic Plain.
		The literacy rate of Assam is 64.28 and it holds the 24th position in this regard among the Indian States.
		Assam ranks 26th in human resource development index and 21st in poverty index in India according the Human Development Report 2001.
	www.neportal.org /northeastfiles/Assam/index.asp (333 words)

	Assam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Assam and adjoining regions have evidence of human settlement from all periods of the Stone ages.
		Kalika Purana, a sanskrit text compiled in Assam in the 9th and 10th century, mentions that the last of the Naraka rulers, Narakasura, was slain by Krishna.
		Assam is the second place in the world (after Titusville in the United States) where petroleum was discovered.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Assam (3017 words)

	Assam - LoveToKnow 1911
		The province of Assam lies on the N.E. border of Bengal, on the extreme frontier of the Indian empire, with Bhutan and Tibet beyond it on the N., and Burma and Manipur on the E. It comprises the valleys of the Brahmaputra and Surma rivers, together with the mountainous watershed which intervenes between them.
		Assam is a fertile series of valleys, with the great channel of the Brahmaputra (literally, the Son of Brahma) flowing down its middle, and an infinite number of tributaries and watercourses pouring into it from the mountains on either side.
		Assam was the province of Bengal which remained most stubbornly outside the limits of the Mogul empire and of the Mahommedan polity in India.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Assam (6025 words)

	Assam - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Almost completely separated from India by Bangladesh, Assam is bordered by Nagaland and Manipur on the east, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya on the south, Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan in the north and west and West Bengal in the west.
		Assam is an important oil-producing region with refineries at Digboi and Nunmati.
		Assam is normally governed by a chief minister, a cabinet responsible to a unicameral legislature, and by a governor appointed by the president of India.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/a/assam.asp (623 words)

	Assam
		Assam, the land of hills and valleys, the land of the mighty river Brahmaputra, the land of Mother Goddess Kamakhya, lies in the northeastern corner of India.
		Assam the rich, green land of rolling plains and dense forests is the gateway to the north eastern part of India.
		Assam starts with its south western boundary with the District of Dhubri.The present Dhubri District is one of the three Civil Sub-divisions of erst-while Goalpara district, established in 1876 during British regime.
	indiafocus.indiainfo.com /regional/states/assam (1196 words)

	Assam tea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Assam tea revolutionized tea drinking habits in the 19th century since the tea, produced from a different variety of the tea plant, yielded a different kind of tea.
		On February 26, 1858 Maniram Dewan, the sole native tea planter, was hanged on charges of conspiracy and participation in the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 against the British on the basis of an intercepted letter.
		Since the tea industry in Assam was established, most tea has been planted unselected by seed using the same practices as in the 19th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Assam_tea (724 words)

	Assam.org - The Assam Portal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The capital of Assam, is Dispur, a suburb of Guwahati in 1972.
		Assam was an independent kingdom throughout all of history till the end of the first quarter of the 19th century when the British conquered the kingdom and annexed it to British India.
		The humidity that is brought into Assam by the southwest monsoons, which shower an average annual rainfall of 120 inches or more on the great Brahmaputra valley and the surrounding region, also create spectacular sunsets during most of the year.
	www.assam.org /content.php?menu=9&page_id=1 (547 words)

	National Portal of India : Know India : State and UTs
		Assam was known as Pragjyotisha or the place of eastern astronomy during the epic period and later named as Kamrupa.
		Assam is the sentinel of north-east India and gateway to the North-Eastern States.
		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.
	india.gov.in /knowindia/st_assam.php (898 words)

	History of Assam, Culture & Tea (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Assam, is an ancient land and figured prominently in international trade even before the the birth of Jesus.
		Fairs and Festivals: The culture of Assam is a rich tapestry woven with multicoloured yarns of distinct heritage of all the races that inhabit her.
		Most of the festivals celebrated in Assam have their roots in the diverse faith and belief of her inhabitants, but a spirit of accommodation and togetherness characterizes the celebration of all festivals.
	www.discoverne.com /assam.html (322 words)

	Assam
		Assam belongs to the Seven Sisters Region of Southeast Asia, which consists of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
		However, Mass, a human rights organization in Assam with a credible record, claims that during the period January 1 through July 21, a total of 202 people were killed in the state (of which 68 died at the hands of security forces and 57 were killed by the ULFA).
		Assam Police is in possession of evidence to prove the nexus of the top ULFA leadership with certain officials of the Pakistani High Commission in Dacca.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/assam.htm (2144 words)

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		Assam is situated between the parallels of 24088" and 27010" North longitude and 89042" and 96010" East latitude.
		Assam is bounded by Bhutan and Arunachal in the north; Nagaland and Manipur in the east; Bangladesh, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram in the south and India in the west.
		The fertile land of Assam is enormously sufficient to produce abundant quantity of agro-products.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Congress/7434 (1204 words)

	Index of Temples And Legends of Assam
		Assam, with a great and ancient heritage,has contribu- ted richly both to the evolution and enrichment of the civilisa- tion of India.
		Tezpur is the headquarters of the Darrang district of Assam.
		The present Hatimura temple, at Silghat, in Nowgong district, was probably built on the ruins of an old stone temple in the Saka year 1667 (1745 - 46 A.D) in the reign of King Pramatta Singh of the Ahom dynasty.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/assam (712 words)

	Assam (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The land of Assam, is in fact, peerless, judging by her exquisite natural beauty, cultural richness and human wealth.
		Assam, which is situated in the north-east corner of India is surrounded by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh on the north, Nagaland and Manipur on the east, Meghalaya and Mizoram on the south and Bangladesh, Tripura and West Bengal on the west.
		The state is dominated by the river Brahamputra, whose lush 700 kilometre valley is sandwiched between the Himalayan foothills to the north, and the hills and plateau of Meghalaya to the south.
	www.cic.nic.in /assam1.htm (267 words)

	Assam - Gospel For Asia
		The name "Assam" is the anglicized version of "Asom," the name given to the region by the conquering Ahom tribe in the 13th century.
		Assam lies at the foot of the Himalayas in northeast India.
		A land of hills and valleys, Assam is dominated by the Brahmaputra River, which is an important means of irrigation and transportation.
	www.gfa.org /gfa/assam?op=makePrintable (345 words)

	Assam Police -- History
		Till 1874, Assam was administratively a part of the British-ruled province of Bengal and was administered through an agent of the Governor-General.
		All the high positions in the police administration during the colonial era were occupied by the British and after their departure, there was a vacuum in the administration because of the absence of experienced and qualified officers.
		The Assam Police is slowly adjusting itself to the changing circumstances and is working towards the ideal of a Police Force of a Welfare State whose efforts and service will be to serve the interest of the people and unlike the past, is no longer an oppressive arm of an alien administration.
	assampolice.com /aphistory.htm (2973 words)

	Tourism of India - States of India - Assam
		Assam is known for its scenic beauty, with gushing rivers on one side, snow capped mountains on the other, and lush forests in between.
		Assam was dominated by the Ahom rulers for more than 600 years until their kingdom fell to the British, in 1826.
		Assam is the gateway to North-East India, best known for its' tea plantations which yield the strong Assam leaf tea, popular all over the world.
	www.tourismofindia.com /sts/stassam.htm (217 words)

	Assam Tourism - About Assam .......Industries in Assam
		Assam is industrially backward by Indian standards as it has a few agro-based and mineral-based industries.
		Assam is the first state in the country where in 1889 oil was struck at Digboi.
		Assam is endowed with granites of variegated colours, ranging from off-white to grey and pink.
	www.assamtourism.org /traditions.htm (1161 words)

	AsiaSource Interview with Professor Sanjib Baruah
		Assam, one of seven states in India's northeast, has been home to a militant separatist movement since 1979, and unlike the conflicts in either Kashmir or even Punjab, the uprising in Assam has received little media attention both at home and abroad.
		The Assam movement of 1979-85 — a campaign that protested what the supporters described as a de facto policy of admitting and enfranchising "foreigners" -- is certainly an important watershed in the political history of Assam.
		By contrast, Assam and the northeast are very far away; a "sensitive border region" to use an Indian cliché; the image it evokes is of a borderland full of deviants conducting subversion.
	www.asiasource.org /news/special_reports/assam.cfm (2796 words)

	Assam Regiment
		The Headquarters of the Assam Regiment is situated at Shillong, the headquarters of the eastern command of the Indian air force as well as regimental centre of the Assam regiment.
		The Assam Regiment - an Indian army infantry regiment - has chosen the rhino as the emblem that is seen on the berets and on the belts that the soldiers (the self-named "rhinos") wear proudly.
		The Maratha Light Infantry (MLI) RR battalion was raised at Belgaum, the Madras Regiment at Tiruchi, the Assam Regiment RR battalion at Shillong, the Punjab RR at Ramgarh, Grenadiers at Jabalpur and the Dogra Regiment RR battalion at Faizabad.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/rgt-assam.htm (856 words)

	1Up India > India > Assam > The rich History of Assam.
		Assam however, remained predominantly a land of the Tibeto-Burmese.
		The vast section of the people of Assam belong either to this stock or owe their origin to the fusion of this stock with other racial groups.
		Assam, known in the ancient lore as Kamarupa, originally included in addition to modern Assam, parts of modern Bengal and Bangladesh.
	www.1upindia.com /states/assam/history.html (1011 words)

	Assam, Tour & Travels in Assam, North East State
		Assam is a state of breath taking scenic beauty, rarest flora and fauna, lofty green hills, vast rolling plain, mighty waterways and a land of fairs and festivals.
		The population of Assam as per the 2001 Census (Provisional) is 26638407.
		Assam is bordered in the North by Bhutan and in the east East by Arunachal Pradesh.
	silchartoday.com /tour_travels/assam/assam.htm (257 words)

	Assam travel guide - Wikitravel
		Assam is a state in India's North Eastern region.
		Assam is a land of blue hills, green valleys and a red river.
		Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, giving a traveller to visit to not only popular places but also rural parts of the region to experience first-hand of tribal cultures and traditions.
	wikitravel.org /en/Assam (893 words)

	Assam Timeline - Year 1991
		Assam Government releases 38 ULFA cadres from various district jails of the State.
		Samar Brahma Chowdhury, former Assam minister and the Chairman of the Plains Tribe Council of Assam, his 20 year-old son and a security guard are killed in an attack by the Bodo Security Force terrorists at his residence in Kokrajhar.
		Assam Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia, talking to newsmen in Guwahati, claims to have established indirect contact with ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa for a dialogue within the framework of the Indian Constitution.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/india/states/assam/timelines/Year1991.htm (1162 words)

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