Land of Red Rivers and Blue Hills
Located in the North-eastern part of India, Assam (Vernacular: Oxom) is bounded by the Kingdom of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh in the north, Nagaland and Manipur in the east, Mizoram and Tripura in the south and Meghalaya, West Bengal and Bangladesh in the west. [Continue Reading]
The Mighty Brahmaputra
The soul of Assam, the Brahmaputra is not just another large water body wending its way from its hearth through deep valleys and gorges and finally ending into the sea. It is the culture and lifeline of Assam. It also would not be incorrect to say that the history of Brahmaputra is the history of Assam.
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One-Horned Rhinoceros
The one horned rhino is part of the heritage of Assam and the lives of the Assamese people is highly intertwined with this vulnerable species.
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State Bird
White-winged Duck (Asarcornis scutulata)
State Animal
One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
State Tree
Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus)
State Flower
Foxtail Orchid (Rhynchostylis retusa)