Assam

Chhata wallah at work: An umbrella repair shop in Assam: Of all the things one finds when travelling in India! Yes, we don't throw away used and non-folding umbrellas in India, and actually gt them repaired! Watch a bull, a bike and a sparr…

forest · wildlife

An Assamese man carries Exide xpress batteries up a steep ladder to a tree house in Manas National Park, Assam. Carrying a large and heavy battery up seems much easier than it really is...

village

Director of mostly documentary films in Bollywood, Ajay Kanchan speaks to an interviewer on working with Mahesh Bhatt and other popular Bollywood icons.

politics

On the 15th of August 1985, these words of Rajiv Gandhi seemingly brought to an end one of the longest agitations in Assam.

dance · music

The Bihu dance is an indigenous folk dance of Assam, deeply connected with the Bihu festival and considered an essential part of Assamese cultural identity.

village

Namphake Buddhist Monastery, located in the serene village of Namphake in Dibrugarh district, Assam, is one of the oldest and most respected monasteries in the region.

crafts

Join us as we accompany a curious foreigner on a delightful exploration of handicrafts stall brimming with exquisite bamboo products in Jorhat, Assam, listen as he discovers the significance of bamboo in assamese culture and marvels at the…

festival

Assamese non-tribal women display their dry fish for exchange with agricultural products from tribal people from hilly regions of Meghalaya during Jonbeel Mela in Assam.

Masks, also known as mukhas, are said to be the base of the Assamese culture and tradition. They are worn mostly during theatres and bhaonas, which revolve around the Assamese tribal myths and folktales.

politics

On the 15th of August 1985, these words of Rajiv Gandhi seemingly brought to an end one of the longest agitations in Assam.

river · architecture

Atal Bihari Vajpayee arrives in Assam from a Air Force helicopter to inaugurate Naranarayan Setu across Bhramhaputra river in Assam. is the third bridge to have been constructed over the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India.

industry · river

Assam is famous for tea plantation, culture and attractive biodiversity. Most of the human habitation is located along the fertile plains of the Brahmaputra river where the people live simple lives in small cities, towns and villages.

ceremony

Muga silk is the main product in the weaving industry from Assam. Muga silk is extracted from the cocoon of the endemic silkworm from Assam. In Assam, it's a wedding ritual to present the bride with Muga silk saree.

Join us as we follow a foreigner's journey into the heart of Assam, exploring the vibrant local culture through the simple act of buying lentils and rice from a neighborhood shop in Jorhat.

river

river · boats

Guwahati ferry ghat in Assam, across the massively wide Brahmaputra river Guwahati ferry ghat in Assam, across the massively wide Brahmaputra river

river · monsoon

Bucolic Arunachal Pradesh along the banks of the Siang river in India's north-eastern most state. The Brahmaputra is the more common name of the Siang once it enters the plains in Assam.

dance · crafts

Dance forms in India know no boundaries of caste and creed as they depict oneness of the nation. They may have originated in different states of the country but all of them symbolize the joy and liveliness of a certain event.

old town · industry

Heritage North East is a relatively new Company, conceived and floated by the initiative of the B&A Group of Companies in the year 2000, with the objective of getting into Tourism, and especially into Heritage and Tea Tourism in the North E…

Assam Rifles makes the nation proud at Republic Day 2023, with Warrant officer Rajesh Kumar, and the credo of Sandeep, shaurya, shakti.

wildlife · village

Destruction caused by wild elephants in Assam! Life and property are often threatened by the close proximity of human habitations to wild elephant habitat in Assam, India.

river · highway

A luxury barge ascends the waters of the mighty Brahmaputra river. Tourism is turning out to be a new source of riverine traffic and revenue for the state of Assam.