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Assam is situated in the North-Eastern part of India. It is one of the eight sister sates of the country. Assam is the gateway to North-East India. It is one of the most culturally and geographically distinctive regions of the country. It is famous for its exquisite natural resources and geography. Assam gains its popularity from Assam tea, Assam silk and also the one-horned Rhinoceros. The mighty river Brahmaputra which is the sustenance of Assam is a forerunner river, older than the Himalayas flows through every part of the state. Assam is gifted with petroleum, natural gas, coal, limestone and other minor minerals such as magnetic quartzite, kaolin, sillimanites, clay and feldspar. A little amount of iron ore is present in the western districts. It is one of the affluent biodiversity sates in the world. It has tropical rainforest, deciduous forests, riverine grasslands, bamboo orchards and abundant wetland ecosystems. There are numerous are protected as national parks and reserved forests. Kaziranga and Manas are among the famous National parks. People around the world visit these parks. It is rich in flora and fauna and has a serene scenic beauty.

Assam is divided into 27 districts with an area of 78438 square km and a population of 26638407. Dispur is the capital of Assam which is situated in one of the major city Guwahati. It is also rich in art and culture. Assamese and Bodo are the official languages of Assam. Whereas, in a few of the districts in the Barak Valley Bengali is the official language. Majority of people in Assam speak Assamese. Assam is a place of unity in diversity in the true sense of the word. There are a various number of hill tribes as well as plain tribes in Assam and every tribe has their own culture, traditions and language. The national festival of Assam is the Bihu which is celebrated by every people of the state. There are several historic monuments and places worth visiting.
 
Assam one of the eight sister states of the country is often neglected and not taken care by the central government.I recently went to Pondicherry to holiday.There i was asked where i am from to which i replied saying that i am from Assam,to which the person said ooohhh you belong to a foreign place!!Is this what people know about Assam???Some even have this pre concieved notion that Assam is a terrorist place.
According to me the government is doing nothing to make Assam in reality a part of our country India.
 
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