India News » Assam News India » Assam » Culture: Why India's Majuli Island should be on every slow traveller’s bucket list
Located in the heart of Assam, Majuli Island invites travelers to leave the chaos of urban life behind. Here, tourists can dive into the vibrant Assamese culture, experiencing the warmth of village ...
News India » Assam » Culture: PM Narendra Modi pays tribute on Bhupen Hazarika's 100th birth anniversary, declares 'His voice instilled the soul of Assam across the nation'
The nation came together on Tuesday to honor the immortal legacy of cultural icon and Bharat Ratna recipient Dr. Bhupen Hazarika on his historic 100th birth anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
News India » Assam » Culture: Assam Celebrates Bhupen Hazarika’s 100th Birth Anniversary
Guwahati: Today marks the 100th birth anniversary of singer, composer and filmmaker Dr Bhupen Hazarika with tributes at his memorial in Guwahati and the launch ...
News India » Assam » Culture: On huge river island in India’s Assam, annual floods threaten local arts
Assam, India – Makon Kumar’s wrinkled fingers are covered in dried-up clay. She squats on the damp dirt outside her one-room, bamboo-stilted home and spins a pottery wheel – a palm-sized grey bowl – ...
News India » Assam » Culture: Discovering Centuries of Assam Culture on a Brahmaputra River Cruise in India
"You have to recognize the waters. Here, GPS and maps don't work, as the islands appear and disappear and the depths keep changing," says Bimal Mondol, the shipmaster who expertly steers our vessel, ...
News India » Assam » Culture: PM Modi Urges Indians To Holiday At Home, Assam CM Says 'Start With Assam'
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma invites travelers to explore the state’s wildlife, islands, rivers, tea gardens, and cultural heritage.
News India » Assam » Culture: "His voice carried the soul of Assam": PM Modi pays tribute to Dr Bhupen Hazarika on 100th birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to legendary singer, musician and cultural icon Dr Bhupen Hazarika on his 100th birth anniversary, recalling his contribution to Indian music and ...
News India » Assam » Culture: Zubeen Garg: A Cultural Icon Beyond Assam – OpEd
Death defines the extraordinary life and story of social, political, and creative commitment embodied by the indomitable people’s singer, Mr. Zubeen Garg, from the northeastern Indian state of Assam.
News India » Assam » Culture: A decades-old friendship, two tea families and the making of India’s first commercial matcha
At Chota Tingrai Tea Estate in Assam, a friendship between two tea-growing families that began in the 1980s led to years of knowledge exchange, Japanese mentorship and, eventually, the production of ...
News India » Assam » Culture: Assam govt team visits Bhupen Hazarika’s Kolkata home, mulls steps to preserve his memories
An Assam government team on Sunday inspected a building in Kolkata, where legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika had lived for several years, and mulled over steps in coordination with the West Bengal ...