Dr.Lakhimi Gogoi

      The Ahoms established the Ahom kingdom  in parts of present-day Assam and ruled it for nearly 600 years. Historical documents didn't call the kingdom "Ahom". They called it "Asam", and the subjects of this kingdom "Assamese" or "Axomiya". After the advent of the British, the meanings of these categories changed. "Ahom" as a term appears in the Buranjis to denote the collection of civil and military officers under the Ahom king, all of which were non-hereditary offices.       Sibsagar was once the capital of the Ahom rulers who dominated Assam for more than 600 years. They ruled Assam virtually uninterrupted for 6 centuries until their kingdom fell to the British, in 1826. 'The Ocean of Shiva' is the literal meaning of the Sibsagar name, strewn with telltale ruins of a powerful empire. The most remarkable landscape of the town is the Sivasagar tank comprising 129 acres land. Although situated within the heart of the...

Bhairabkunda is a popular picnic spot in Udalguri district in the State of Assam , India . It is situated on the border of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh, near the Bhutanese town of Daifam . The Jampani River, originating in Bhutan , and Bhairabi River merge here to form Dhanshiri River . Dhanshiri river is a major tributary of Brahmaputra river. An irrigation project was constructed on Dhanshiri river at Bhairabkunda. A guide dam was constructed inside Bhutan for this project. The construction of the project took much more time than planned due to strong currents and terrorism. The Project is situated in Udalguri District within jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (B.T.A.D.) aimed to provide assured irrigation to an area of 41.683 hectares (103.00 acres) in five development blocks viz. Udalguri, Rowta , Kalaigaon , Mazbat and Bechimari under Udalguri Civil Sub-Division. A Bhutanese small sub-divisional administrative town called ‘Daifam’ ...