The name Assam is derived from the word asama meaning “peerless” in the now extinct Ahom language. The neighbouring states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Meghalaya were once part of Assam. The capital, formerly Shillong (now the capital of Meghalaya), was shifted to Dispur, a suburb of Guwahati, in 1972. The beautiful land, known as the ‘land of red rivers and blue hills’ is a little paradise with untouched natural landscapes worth traversing for its pristine beauty
Major tribes of Assam
Ahom or Tai-Ahom: They are the admixed descendants of the Tai people who reached the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam in 1228.
Karbis: They are one of the major ethnic communities in Assam and especially in the hill areas of Assam.
Bodo-Kacharis (also Kacharis or Bodos) are an anthropological and a linguistic group living predominantly in Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya.
Mising is an indigenous community inhabiting parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Nyishi community is the largest ethnic group and they live in the Sonitpur and North Lakhimpur districts of Assam.
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