Welcome to Assam
Assam - the land where you find flowers that are exquisitely beautiful, animals that are rare, and a beleagured people that are proud and inviting. It is the land of the mighty river Brahmaputra (the Luit) and the one-horned rhinoceros.
Bihu is the national festival of Assam. The principal of the three Bihus, Bohag or Rongali Bihu ushers in the Assamese New Year, in the middle of April, and is celebrated with distinctive Bihu dances and songs.
In this Web site, you will find information on all aspects of Assam. You will also find conversations and discussions on many and varied issues that Assam faces in the form of bulletin boards, forums and mailing lists.
If you have any comments on the contents of the Web pages or would like to contribute a 400-500 word informative article on any topic, please write to Webmaster. You can also submit news reports and opinions on any relevant topic. We also seek sponsorship advertisements to support this non-profit site's expenses.
Boulder, CO, based Global Response Campaigns for Deepor Beel
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2008-03-16 07:34Chandana Barua (Tultul) of Ontario, Canada passed away on Jan 13, 2008
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2008-03-16 07:34It is with deep sorrow that we inform you of the
passing of Chandana Barua, wife of Mridul Barua at
Toronto on Sunday, January 13th. The final rites will
take place on Wednesday, January 16th. Chandana
(Tultul) leaves behind her husband Mridul, her son
Rustom, her daughter Miranda, son-in-law Siva
Subramaniam and grand-daughter Geeta. She also leaves
behind her brother Dilip Borthakur of Singapore
and sister Nirupoma Khaund of Boston besides a whole
lot of relatives and friends here and in India. She
was a deeply spiritual person who was loved by all
The world’s first online English-Assamese dictionary
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2008-01-14 05:15What is Xobdo?
Xobdo (means sound in Assamese) is a non-profit organization formed with a group of volunteers located in various parts of the globe with the common interest of promoting Assamese language in the cyber world. Members of Xobdo are voluntarily collaborate to construct and maintain this website.
In March, 2006 the Xobdo team began working on the online English and Assamese bidirectional dictionary at Xobdo.org. Currently, Xobdo has a number of North-Eastern languages included in its dictionary.
How can you help Xobdo?
Buildings of Jorhat Engineering College (Letter to the Editor,The Assam Tribune.31.12.2007)
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2008-01-14 05:15However, the fact that the attention of the State Government has now been drawn to the real condition of the buildings has been truly encouraging at this stage. The approval of an amount of Rs. 10 crores in the current budget of the State Government for the all round development of the college is highly appreciable. The recent visit of the State Education Minister to the college has clearly revealed the fact that the amount so approved could not be released yet on account of the non-submission of appropriate schemes for the utilization of the same.
Media workshop at Guwahati Press Club
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2007-12-15 06:07The workshop will include joint sessions for all participants together including one headed by a Guwahati physician who is expert in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, and breakout sessions specifically for journalists, journalism educators and Non-Governmental Organizations.
