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KNOW YOUR ASSAM WHEN AND HOW WAS IT FORMED? • In the ancient Sanskrit literature both the names ‘Pragjyotisha’ and ‘Kamrupa’ were used as designation for ancient Assam. • The name ‘Aham’ or ‘Asom’ was probably given by the Ahoms who came to Assam in 1228 A.D. • In 1950, it became Indian state. GEOGRAPHY Size – 78,438 km² Capital – Dispur Official Language – Assamese (Bengali and Bodo) th 16 largest state 33 Administrative districts. Other important cities – Dibrugarh Tezpur Silchar GEOGRAPHY Neighbouring states – Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, West Bengal. Neighbouring countries – Bhutan and Bangladesh It is known as India's gateway to Northeast India GEOGRAPHY The climate of Assam is typically ‘Tropical Monsoon Rainforest Climate', with high levels of humidity and heavy rainfall. The tropical monsoon climate experiences abundant rainfall like that of the tropical rain forest climate, but it is concentrated in the high-sun season. Assam has 24.67% as forest reserve. Major rivers are: Brahmaputra River Kopili River Barak River. Major Dams are: Subansiri Dam on Subansiri river Kopili Hydro Electric Project or Khandong Dam on Kopili river Major Wildlife sanctuary & National Park: Kaziranga National Park – One-horned rhino Manas Wildlife Sanctuary – Tiger and Elephant Dibru Saikhowa National park- Ferral horse Bordoibam beelmukh bird sanctuary Dihing Patkai WLS Nameri National Park And Forest Reserve Major Minerals Found: Coal st Petroleum (Digboi – 1 well) Limestone Dolemite Sillimanite Iron ore Glass Sand Ceramic clay Uranium Natural Gas STATE SYMBOLS State Animal – One-horned State Bird – White-winged State Tree - Hollong State Flower – Foxtail Rhino Wood Duck orchids IMPORTANT GI TAG Muga Silk Karbi Anglong Ginger Tezput Litchi Boka Chaul Joha Rice IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITES Rang Ghar Kamakhya Temple Talatal ghar Powa Mecca FAMOUS FESTIVALS Bihu Baishagu Ambubachi Mela MAJOR ART FORMS Barpeta’s Bhortal Nritya Ankiya Naat Sattriya Major personalities from Assam: Bhupen Hazarika Reema Kagti Papon Khagen Mahanta Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Major Airports in Assam: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport – Guwahati Jorhat Airport – Jorhat Silchar Airport – Silchar Tezpur Airport – Tezpur Dibrugarh Airport - Dibrugarh High Court Guwahati High Court Current CJ of High Court is Ajai Lamba. NUMBER OF SEATS Number of Seats in Legislative assembly – 126 Seats in Rajya Sabha – 14 Seats in Lok Sabha - 7 IMPORTANT POLITICAL PERSONLATIES GOVERNOR CHIEF MINISTER Jagdish Mukhi Sarbananda Sonowal (Bhartiya Janta Party) .

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Class-6 New 2020.CDR
Foreword I am greatly pleased to introduce the inaugural issue of “rediscovering Assam- An Endeavour of DPS Guwahati” . The need for familiarizing the students with the rich historical background, unique geographical features and varied flora and fauna of Assam had long been felt both by the teaching fraternity as well as the parent community. The text has been prepared by the teachers of Delhi Public School Guwahati with the sole aim of fulfilling this need. The book which has three parts will cater to the learning requirement of the students of classes VI, VII, VIII. I am grateful towards the teachers who have put in their best efforts to develop the contents of the text and I do hope that the students will indeed rediscover Assam in all its glory. With best wishes, Chandralekha Rawat Principal Delhi Public School Guwahati @2015 ; Delhi Public School Guwahati : “all rights reserved” Index Class - VI Sl No. Subject Page No. 1 Environmental Science 7-13 2 Geography 14-22 3 History 23-29 Class - VII Sl No. Subject Page No. 1 Environmental Science 33-39 2 Geography 40-46 3 History 47-62 Class - VIII Sl No. Subject Page No. 1 Environmental Science 65-71 2 Geography 72-82 3 History 83-96 CLASS-VI Assam, the north-eastern sentinel of the frontiers of India, is a state richly endowed with places of tourist attractions (Fig.1.1). Assam is surrounded by six of the other Seven Sister States: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya. Assam has the second largest area after Arunachal Pradesh.
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