A FASS Project: Cultivation of Ginger and Turmeric at Garbhanga

Garbhanga is a sleepy village unknown to most Guwahatians. But, it lies only only about 20 kms away from Guwahati. It is situated in the on the banks of world-renowned Dipor Bill, in midst of beautiful hills with abundance of natural beauty,. The village is still very isolated socially and economically from the mainstream. It is unbelievable that people living here have to […]

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Swim with the Dolphin, The Brahmaputra Beckons

The dolphins came right up to me as I  entered the water. They began to  swim around me, kiss me and let me touch them. As I whistled gleefully, one came near me and splashed water all over me. It gently rose out of the water, rested his head on my shoulder and touched his […]

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A letter

Suggestion from our esteemed reader regarding how to rightly spell the name of this magazine.

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Bar Amar: Ahom Dictionary

We, a group of five relatives, were to make an informal call at the residence of Shri Lokam Tumung, the headman of Kharang Kong, a Tangsa village while we were on a visit to Margherita, Ledo and other places in Assam. Actually, our host was ready for us after he got our phone call that […]

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Drugs, An Unholy suffering

Death, death, and only death! This is the only synonym one can think for drugs. Smaller than bullets, lighter than grenades, but they can kill a whole man, a whole human, slowly, very slowly, causing a very deadly and painful death.
Everybody knows, the substances behind the five letters “drugs” are dangerous, but still addiction is […]

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Our Mother Country is Britain, Our Parents’ is India

I have nothing new to say to those who heard this before, but sometimes repetition reinforces sad truths and calls for change of pace. Some may accuse me of tarring all with the same brush but in social anthropology one has to generalize. Exceptions do not break the rule.
Some might have heard from their […]

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SPACE – An Introduction

Peering into a clear sky on a starry night, one can experience and marvel at the unique beauty of the universe around us in the harmonious space of three dimensions. This observed space is filled with familiar heavenly objects - planets, stars, the Milky Way and much more. The mystifying spectacle of the night’s firmament […]

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You Own the Monkey, and You Train it Your Way

Microsoft Corporation, which makes software (basically strings of digit 1’s and 0’s embedded in silicon chips in computers) for computers, is worth billions and billions of dollars. The corporation is so rich that its founder Bill Gates practically doesn’t know what to do with his vast wealth. So, what does he do? He has […]

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Ronga Nodir Paror Pora Luitor Bukuloi

(From The Red River to the Heart of Luit)

– by Alpana Barooah, Houston, Texas
Congratulations to Alpana Bariooah for publishing a beautiful book of poems, a compilation of twenty-five poems in Assamese written at different times. The book is published in colorful art paper and the beauty of the pages is enhanced by a […]

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Assamese Last Names in American Census of 2000!

According to Wikipedia, the first census in the world was conducted in Babylon in 3800 BC. There was a census conducted in Persia around 500 BC. The Maurya Dynasty in Northern India conducted a census in around 300 BC. There are several references to counting people or censuses in the Bible including […]

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Magh Bihu Celebration at Nagaon

Magh Bihu was celebrated all over Assam on January 14th and 15th, 2008. It was celebrated all over the world wherever Assamese people are. In Nagaon, Assam, it was celebrated in a special way. There was a show called “Amaar Oxom” where large-scale models of religious and other buildings were built on Nehrubali, right […]

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