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	AsiaSource Interview with Professor Sanjib Baruah
		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.
		Given this history, it is hardly surprising that Assam has a very large Bengali population, though one has to remember that large numbers of the people of Bengali descent in Assam speak Assamese.
		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.
	www.asiasource.org /news/special_reports/assam.cfm (2796 words)

	The Agrarian History of South Asia: A Bibliographic Essay
		On Assam, see H.H.Rafiabadi, Assam From Agitation to Accord (New Delhi: 1988); Ajeya Sarkar, Regionalism State and the Emerging Political Pattern in India (Calcutta: 1990); and Amalendu Guha, Planter Raj to Swaraj: Freedom Movement and Electoral Politics in Assam, 1826-1947 (New Delhi: 1977).
		Tuk-Tuk Kumar, History of rice in India: mythology, culture, and agriculture (Delhi: 1988) is a cultural history of one crop.
		The intellectual history of political economy in South Asia also includes social and cultural thought that is not covered in histories of economics.
	www.sas.upenn.edu /~dludden/bibessay.htm (6092 words)

	Myanmar Tourist Guides - History
		To make Burma their supply route to Singapore, British again attacked Myanmar and the 2nd Anglo-Burmese war followed in 1852, when another significant portion of the country was occupied.
		It saw the British victory and Myanmar had to sign the treaty of Yandaboo by which they lost Assam, Manipur, Arakan, and Tenasserim.
		In January 1824, when King Bagyidaw (1819-1837) was ruling Myanmar, his general Maha Bandula conquered Assam and thus Myanmar was brought face to face with British interests in India.
	www.sino.net /myanmar-tourist-guides/history.html (646 words)

	General bibliiography of pre-modern history in South Asia
		Acharyya, N. The History of Medieval Assam, From the 13th to the 17th Century; A Critical and Comprehensive History of Assam During the First Four Centuries of Ahom Rule.
		Basak, R. History of Northeast India, Extending From the Foundation of the Gupta Empire to the Rise of the Pala Dynasty of Bengal (c.
		Majumdar, A. Chaulukyas of Gujarat; a Survey of the History and Culture of Gujarat From the Middle of the 10th to the End of the 13th C. Bombay: BVB, 1956.
	www.sas.upenn.edu /~dludden/pre-mod-bib.htm (4655 words)

	Amazon.com: India Against Itself: Assam and the Politics of Nationality (Critical Histories Series): Books: Sanjib Baruah
		I learned a great deal about the socio-economic history of Assam and how the current political strife developed out of this history and the relationship - or lack of relationship one could say - between Assam and the rest of India.
		If read superfically, one can easily make the erroneus assumption that the author is advocating for autonomy of Assam and that his sympathies lie with the insurgents.
		Baruah has written an excellent monograph on the political turmoil in Assam and other parts of Northeast India.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/081223491X?v=glance (933 words)

	Timeline India
		1897 Jun 12, Possibly the most severe quake in history struck Assam, India.
		India has 28 states (2002): Andrha Pradesh (Hyderabad), Assam, Bihar (Patna), Delhi, Gujarat (Gandhinagar), Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka (Bangalore), Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra (Mumbai), Manipur (Imphal), Meghalaya (Shillong), Mizoram, Orissa, Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim (Gangtok), Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow), Uttaranchal, West Bengal (Kolkata).
		Shock waves were felt over an area size of Europe.
	timelines.ws /countries/INDIA_A (12114 words)

	HISTORY of assam
		The early history of Assam is believed to be of the Varman dynasty.
		The population of Assam comprises of the migrants from Burma and China.
		Assam was known as 'Kamarupa' or 'Pragjyotish' in the period of the Epics.
	www.webindia123.com /Assam/history/history.htm (243 words)

	Assam Police -- Tourist Information
		Her contribution to art, culture, literature particularly her contribution to the freedom struggle have earned for Tezpur a unique niche in the history of Assam.
		Situated in the Morigaon district Pobitora is one of the major wildlife sanctuaries of Assam.
		Assam State Museum is 10 minutes walk from the Railway Station.
	www.assampolice.com /tour (3272 words)

	Assam Teas
		I provide this little bit of tea drinking history to preface what follows: This year, 1997, the demand for CTC Assam is unusually high in India and the market place has been struggling to fill the India domestic demand.
		Assam is located in northeast India and through this India State flows the mighty Brahmaputra River.
		Assam is the home of the tiger and the one-horned rhino.
	www.teatalk.com /india/assam.htm (563 words)

	PEEP Photogallery, Pictures of Assam
		Assam occupies an important position in the history of oil industry in India, beginning with the year 1867 when oil was first struck at Nahorpung near Digboi, 9which happens to be the first mechanically drilled oil well in Asia).
		Assam is also the habitat of such rare species as the clouded leopard, the golden cat, the peculiar giant civet, the binturong, the hog badgers, porcupines, civet cats, gangetic dolphins, mongooses, giant squirrels and pythons are also frequently seen here.
		Assam is famous all over the world as the home of the Indian one horned rhino (rhinoceros unicornis – one of the four types of rhinos) with which is almost inextricably linked the name of the Kaziranga National Park.
	assam.nic.in /cms/pictures.htm (2525 words)

	Assam.org - The Assam Portal
		While discussing on the matter this morning, the Cabinet unanimously came to the conclusion that Asom has always been Asom but only twists in history had brought about the change in spelling.
		The manner in which the police, paramilitary forces and the army have been treating the people of Assam — killing, injuring, torturing innocent people, harassing women, attacking people unprovoked in a place of worship — is enough to put any occupying army to shame.
		It is the land of the mighty river Brahmaputra (the Luit) and the one-horned rhinoceros.
	www.assam.org (1253 words)

	UNITED LIBERATION FRONT OF ASSAM (ULFA) — A Deviated Movement?
		Assam may be geographically too far away but they are a great people with a sense of history and belonging to proud cultural milieu.
		In 1950 with a view to countering linguistic chauvinism of Bengalese, Assam Sahitya Sabha, a literary organisation adopted a resolution and demanded that Assamese should be accorded the status of Assam’s official language.
		ULFA in stead of restoring the socio-cultural and sovereign political identity of Assam, which was endangered due to large-scale influx of migrants from East Pakistan/Bangladesh submitted to the latter for creating disorder and expansion of Islamic militancy in Assam.
	www.saag.org /papers14/paper1307.html (4229 words)

	Temples of North Eastern India
		13 Sib Dol Temple at Shibsagar in Assam: This Shiva temple on the banks of the Shibsagar Tank is an important landmark in the artistic history of Assam.
		16 Tamresvari Temple at Sadiya in Assam: Ruins of this temple represent one of the oldest and important temples in the region - a center of tantric worship.
		8 Hayagriva Mahadeva Temple at Hajo near Guwahati in Assam: An imposing temple with a shikhara and interesting sculptural work where the presiding deitiy is worshipped as the Man Lion incarnation of Vishnu by the Hindus and as Budha by Budhists.
	www.templenet.com /encnort1.html (513 words)

	Golden Tips Tea - world's finest teas from the oldest tea trader from Darjeeling, offering more than 100 varieties of teas with hand crafted gift packaging through its biggest online tea store on the internet.
		Golden Tips Tea is a company with history and experience of one of the oldest tea traders from Darjeeling.
		We are catering to tea connoisseurs of Darjeeling Tea, the world over since 1933.
		Tea is our passion, and to keep this passion Hot, we work hard to bring newer and richer tastes for the tea connoisseurs...
	www.goldentipstea.com (302 words)

	Assam Teas
		I provide this little bit of tea drinking history to preface what follows: This year, 1997, the demand for CTC Assam is unusually high in India and the market place has been struggling to fill the India domestic demand.
		Most of the Tea Gardens in Assam (and for that matter the Nilgiris in the south of India) are now geared to produce that which sells best domestically but not particularly well internationally.
		The golden tip present in Assam tea, tends to lessen the astringent characteristic of the tea and make it sweet and smooth.
	www.teatalk.com /india/assam.htm (563 words)

	Small tea growers threaten to stop auction, angry with tea majors
		This is for the first time in the 150 years history of Assam’s tea industry that such a huge amount of green leaf are being dumped.
		JORHAT, AUG 28: Small tea growers in Assam are dumping more than 1.5 lakh kilogram's of green leaf worth Rs 1.5 million daily for the last ten days in the wake of the abrupt lowering of prices of green leaf by the tea majors who are the prime buyers.
		Peeved over this, the AASTGA started protesting and refused to sale the tea leaf to the companies in the new price which badly affected small tea growers of five upper Assam districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivsagar, Jorhat and Golaghat.
	www.assam.org /2000/8/290800a.htm (375 words)

	Cup of Tea, Ronnefeldt, Tea, Green Tea, Black Tea, Loose Tea, Tea Bags, Infusions, Tea Accessories
		The world of tea is so diverse: its origins, its history, how it is grown and produced but one thing will never change - tea needs tender loving care to awaken its power.
		We at CUP OF TEA sell only teas that have been produced according to the orthodox method - the tea is hand crafted in the traditional way with the greatest care and not economically processed to satisfy the mass market.
		Whether you choose traditional Black, Green or Oolong Tea, trendy Fruit and Herbal infusions or our Wellness teas, you can be sure you will enjoy a special quality of tea.
	www.cupoftea.uk.com (200 words)

	Lets Drink Healthy Tea
		Philosophy of chai - Stash Tea: The History of Tea … Hideyoshi,
		For day to day drinking especially of green and Oolong teas the easiest and most common method is to simply add water to the leaves in your cup.
		The water should be boiled then allowed to cool to the correct temperature for the type of tea you are brewing.
	www.websitetea.info (3675 words)

	Bhutan Tour,History of Bhutan,Religious Tour Bhutan,Cultural Tour to Bhutan,Culture Tour Bhutan,Explore Bhutan,Buddhism in Bhutan,Buddha in Bhutan
		The Kingdom of Bhutan lies in the eastern Himalayas, between Tibet to the north and the Indian territories of Assam and West Bengal to the south.
		Bhutan is the only country in the world to retain the Tantric form of Mahayana Buddhism as its official religion.
		Eastern Bhutan is known for its stunning hand-loomed textiles and the weavers are all masters of the supplementary weft-weave technique.
	www.ercotravels.com /bhutan1.htm (1069 words)

	BBC NEWS World South Asia Country profiles Timeline: Bhutan
		2002 January - Indian state of Assam says two rebel groups still have camps in Bhutan, despite Bhutan's deadline for them to leave the country by the end of 2001.
		Some 100,000 ethnic Nepalese say they were forced out of Bhutan in the 1980s and 1990s, alleging ethnic and political repression.
		1992 - Leader of illegal Bhutan People's Party sentenced to life imprisonment.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/1171693.stm (402 words)

	Quick History of Pakistan
		August 14 -- Birth of Pakistan, consisting of East Bengal, a part of Assam (Sylhet), West Punjab, Sind, NWFP and Baluchistan.
		Pakistan signed an agreement with the U.S. saying that US will come to Pakistan's aid in a time of war.
		Pakistan is suspended from Commonweath due to widely condemned military coup.
	www.personal.kent.edu /~rmuhamma/Personal/Pakistan/PakHistory/timeLinePak.htm (2895 words)

	Abodes of Shiva - 275, 1200 year old temples of India revered by ancient hymns
		The Tyagaraja temple at Tiruvarur is one of the ancient heritage sites of India and is a representation of the religio-socio-cultural history of the Tamil region for a time period spanning a millennium and a half.
		The Umananda Temple at Bhasmachala or the hill of ashes near Guwahati in Assam is said to symbolize the site where Shiva burnt Kaama the God of desire to ashes.
		In its antiquity, richness in terms of worship and festival traditions, in architectural and sculptural splendour, in its association with music and dance, Chidambaram is a center second to none in representing the rich cultural heritage of India.
	www.templenet.com /abode.html (2895 words)

	An Introduction to Myanmar
		The British invaded Burma in 1819, conquering Rahkine, Tanintharyi, Assam, and Manipur.
		Kyanzitta's rise marked the beginning of Burma's golden age, when the bounty of rice irrigated by the Irrawady nourished civilization as it never had before.
		The allies were eventually able to take Burma back, but only after four years of incredibly arduous and deadly fighting.
	www.geographia.com /myanmar (1617 words)

	A History of Tea from Mark T. Wendell Tea Company
		The first tea used in England originated in China, and it wasn’t until the 19th century that tea growing spread to Formosa and that indigenous tea was discovered in Assam.
		The first tea in Africa was planted in the Cape in 1687, but did not progress until the latter part of the 19th century.
		In the early days of tea consumption, the leaves were picked and boiled in water to produce a rather bitter brew.
	www.marktwendell.com /historyoftea.htm (814 words)

	Vedanti - Video footage1
		In the second video clip he enumerates the growth and history leading to the award of recognition of Satriya Dance and Music of Assam.
		Bhupen Hazarika speaks to the cyber world in terms of its impact in Assam.
		2) The status of recognition offered to Satriya Dance and Music of Assam.
	www.vedanti.com /Video/videofootage1.htm (814 words)

	UNITED LIBERATION FRONT OF ASSAM (ULFA) — A Deviated Movement?
		Assam may be geographically too far away but they are a great people with a sense of history and belonging to proud cultural milieu.
		In 1950 with a view to countering linguistic chauvinism of Bengalese, Assam Sahitya Sabha, a literary organisation adopted a resolution and demanded that Assamese should be accorded the status of Assam’s official language.
		After six long years of agitation, the Assam Accord was signed between Government of India and the movement leaders in the early hours of August 15, 1985.
	www.saag.org /\papers14\paper1307.html (4229 words)

	The Estate Tea Company Homepage has great teas and gifts
		There is a long history of tea in China and in 780 AD, Lu Yu wrote the Ch'a Ching or The Classic of Tea.
		China was the main source of tea, spreading through trade around the world.
		Since this tea plant is indigenous to southeast Asia the English soon discovered the Camellia assamica, a wild tea plant, growing in Assam, India.
	www.estatetea.com /history.htm (487 words)

	AsianTea.com
		Another was that tea originated in India, where it grew wild in the hills of Assam.
		China’s tea trade reached its peak, but the economy was already in a general decline as a result of unsettling conditions created by the Opium War and the Taiping Rebellion.
		In the centuries that followed, the use of tea from China spread throughout an area stretching from Mongolia to the Caspian Sea.
	www.asia-art.net /historytea.html (379 words)

	UNITED LIBERATION FRONT OF ASSAM (ULFA) — A Deviated Movement?
		Assam may be geographically too far away but they are a great people with a sense of history and belonging to proud cultural milieu.
		Perhaps only the people of Assam could convince the ULFA leaders to join the national political current and save the aggravated crisis of their identity from the threat of Islamisation and socio-economic degeneration of their motherland.
		Since leaders of AASU, ULFA and AGP were from the same set of people, who started the language agitation with a common goal to establish the socio-political domination of Assamese people in the State, it became difficult on the part of AGP Government to check the menace of ULFA.
	www.saag.org /papers14/paper1307.html (4229 words)

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