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Jonai
Jonai ( as, জোনাই) is a Sub-Division of Dhemaji District in the state of Assam in India. Etymology The name ''Jonai'' is derived from the name of a Chutia princess named ''Jona'' who was married off to a Kachari prince named ''Kansan''. As per folklore, the Kachari prince had entered the Chutia kingdom along with 900 men as he had left his kingdom due to some personal issues. The Chutia princess having heard about this encroachment ordered her soldiers to make the prince and his followers captive and to bring them to the royal court in Sadiya. Later, as events turned out, the princess fell in love with the prince, and she was married off to him and they settled in Jonai. The other followers too married local women. The Sonowal Kacharis are thought to be descendants of this group of people and recall the queen as ''Jonadoi Ai''. Demographics Jonai is the easternmost sub-division of Dhemaji District, about 554 km from the state capital, Guwahati. It is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhemaji District
Dhemaji district (Pron:deɪˈmɑ:ʤi or di:ˈmɑ:ʤi) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Dhemaji and commercial headquarters being located Silapathar. The district occupies an area of 3237 km² and has a population of 686,133 (as of 2011). Main religions are Hindus 548,780, Muslims 10,533, Christians 6,390. Etymology The district's name ''Dhemaji'' is derived from the Deori-Chutia word ''Dema-ji'' which means ''great water'' indicating it to be a flood-prone region. History The areas of the present district was part of the greater Chutiya kingdom along with Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Sonitpur district from the 12th century to the 16th century until the Ahom-Chutiya conflict during the early period of the 16th century. The Ahoms created a new position ''Banlungia Gohain'' to control the area. Monuments built during the Chutia rule include Malinithan, Garakhia Than, Bordoloni Than and Basud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. Assembly segments Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament ^ by poll Election results General election 2019 2016 by-election A by-election was necessitated following the election of Sarbananda Sonowal as Chief Minister of Assam. 2014 result General election 2009 See also * Lakhimpur district * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha References External linksLakhimpur lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule {{coord, 26.5, 91.9, display=title Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam Lakhimpur district Dhemaji district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh (pron: ˌdɪbru:ˈgɑ:) is an industrial city in Upper Assam with sprawling tea gardens. It is located 435 kms East from the state capital of Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of Dibrugarh district in the state of Assam in India. Dibrugarh serves as the headquarters of the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council, which is the governing council of the Sonowal Kachari tribe (found predominantly in the Dibrugarh district). Etymology Dibrugarh derived its name from Dibarumukh (as a renowned encampment of Ahoms during the Ahom-Chutia conflict). Either the name “Dibru” evolved from Dibaru river or from the Bodo-Kachari word “Dibru” which means a “blister” and “Garh” meaning "fort". The Bodo-Kacharis add the prefix “Di-” (which means “water”) wherever there is small stream, a river, or a large river in a town or city. Climate Dibrugarh has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cwa'') with extremely wet summers and relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murkongselek
Murkongselek( in Assamese মূৰ্কংচেলেক ) a village in Assam. It is located in the north-eastern part of Dhemaji district, 42 km from Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh. Tourist attractions are located nearby in Mohmora, Jonai and Silapathar. The village also has a railway station. It is around 540 km from Guwahati. Nearest airport is Mohanbari Airport, Dibrugarh. See also * Murkongselek railway station Murkongselek railway station(মূৰ্কংচেলেক ৰেলৱে ষ্টেচন) is a main railway station in Dhemaji district, Assam. Its code is MZS. It serves Murkongselek town. The station consists of two platforms. The st ... Referencesfrom india 9 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mishing Autonomous Council
The Mising Autonomous Council (MAC), (sometimes Mishing), is an autonomous district council for the Mising people in Dhemaji District in the state of Assam in India, with its headquarters at Dhemaji. Its chairman is Paramananda Chayengia, who was elected in 2013, as a member of the inaugural democratically elected executive council of the MAC. Members Executive Councillors * Shri Sunil Kumar Pegu - Chairman * Shri Joygeswar Kutum - Deputy Chairman * Shri Paramananda Chayengia - Chief Executive Councilor * Shri Uma Pathori - Executive Councilor Fishery and Market & Fair * Smti Bhabani Duwarah - Executive Councilor for Social Welfare * Raju Medok - Executive Councilor for Education, Library Service * Shri Johan Doley - Executive Councilor for P&RD, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary * Shri Purusuttam Doley - Executive Councilor for Health & Family Welfare, Land & Land Revenue * Shri Prabhat Basumatary - Executive Councilor for P&RD, Tribal Research, Museum * Roma Pait - Exec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Ai Ligang
Ali-Aye-Ligang or Ali-Ai-Ligang ''(in Assamese: আলি আঈ লৃৃৃগাং )'' a spring festivity associated with agriculture celebrated by the Mising or Mishing tribal people of Assam and other Northeast indian states on the occasion of the beginning of the Ahu paddy cultivation. The festival marks onset of sowing seeds. The name of the festival is made up of three terms, 'Ali', legumes, 'Aye', seed and 'Ligang', to sow. The festival begins on the first Wednesday of the ''Phalguna (ফাগুন), the 12th month of the Hindu calendar.'' Time of the festival The festival begins on 'Ligange lange', the first Wednesday of 'Gimur Polo', which occurs in February in the Gregorian calendar or on Wednesday of the month of Fagun of the Assamese calendar and in the month of February in English calendar which lasts for five days. Its 2016 date was 2 February. Activities In this festival young people of the community in particular participate 'GUMRAAG SOMAN' and dance to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mising People
The Mising, sometimes called Miri, are an indigenous community inhabiting parts of the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. They were also known as ''Miris'' in the past and still recognized as Miris in the Constitution of India. Misings are recognised as a Scheduled Tribe by the Indian government under the name 'Miri'. Their language, Mising, is part of the Tani branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. Etymology is an endonym and literally means "man of the soil." , on the other hand, is an exonym commonly applied by plains Assamese people. There is still much scholarly debate on the origins of this term: some colonial scholars argued 'miri' referred to their status as intermediaries between plains peoples in the Brahmaputra Valley and hill tribes to the north, while others such as Grierson (1909) thought it meant "gentleman," while Crooks interpreted it as "hill man." More recent scholarship associated with religious functionaries in some Tani hill-tribes. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mishing People
The Mising, sometimes called Miri, are an indigenous community inhabiting parts of the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. They were also known as ''Miris'' in the past and still recognized as Miris in the Constitution of India. Misings are recognised as a Scheduled Tribe by the Indian government under the name 'Miri'. Their language, Mising, is part of the Tani branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. Etymology is an endonym and literally means "man of the soil." , on the other hand, is an exonym commonly applied by plains Assamese people. There is still much scholarly debate on the origins of this term: some colonial scholars argued 'miri' referred to their status as intermediaries between plains peoples in the Brahmaputra Valley and hill tribes to the north, while others such as Grierson (1909) thought it meant "gentleman," while Crooks interpreted it as "hill man." More recent scholarship associated with religious functionaries in some Tani hill-tribes. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Census Of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information for National Population Register (NPR) was also collected in the first phase, which will be used to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indian residents by Unique Identification Authority of India. The second population enumeration phase was conducted between 9 and 28 February 2011. Census has been conducted in India since 1872 and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected. According to the provisional reports released on 31 March 2011, the Indian population increased to 1.21 billion with a decadal growth of 17.70%. Adult literacy rate increased to 74.04% with a decadal growth of 9.21%. The motto of the census was 'Our Census, Our future'. Spread across 28 states and 8 union territories, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It is the 9th largest river in the world by discharge, and the 15th longest. With its origin in the Manasarovar Lake region, near Mount Kailash, on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet where it is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, It flows along southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges (including the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon) and into Arunachal Pradesh. It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as the Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna (not to be confused with the Yamuna of India). In the vast Ganges Delta, it merges with the Ganges, popularly known as the Padma in Bangladesh, and becomes the Meghna and ultimately empties into the Bay of Bengal. About long, the Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 October 1985 in Golaghat, that let Prafulla Kumar Mahanta to be elected as the youngest chief minister of the state. The AGP has formed government twice from 1985 to 1989 and from 1996 to 2001. The party split in 2005, with former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta forming the Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive), but regrouped on 14 October 2008 in Golaghat. The party won 14 seats out of 126 in the 2016 Legislative Assembly Elections; a historic win for the party. Further, it shares power with the Bodoland People's Front and Bharatiya Janata Party. Currently it is a part of North-East Regional Political Front consisting of political parties of the northeast which has supported the National Democratic Alliance (India). The party will form an al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
