Joya Thaosen was the Dimasa freedom fighter who fought against the British Raj during World War II(Battle of Kohima) in 1944. She was born into a Dimasa family on 26 October 1925 in Assam. History of Dimasa Book on Amazon table { font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; } td, th { border: 1px … Read more
Assam has a very rich history and several monuments from medieval times, along with large heritage buildings in India. There are a large number of historical sites and national monuments in Assam state. Below we have listed the top 10 must-see historical monuments of Assam. 1. Charaideo Charaideo Charaideo was the first capital of the … Read more
Sukladhvaja, popularly known as Bir Chilarai was a Commander-in-Chief and Dewan (Prime Minister) of the Koch kingdom during the reign of Maharaja Naranarayana, the emperor of Kamata-Kamarupa (1533-1587). He was the third son of Viswa Singha, the founder of the Koch dynasty. Bir Chilarai and His Times Book on Amazon table { font-family: arial, sans-serif; … Read more
The Khen dynasty ruled from their capital in Kamatapur(Gosanimari) now in Coch Bihar district. The last king was Nilambar (1480-1498), who expanded the kingdom to include the present Koch Bihar districts of West Bengal and the undivided Kamprup and Darrang districts of Assam and northern Mymensing in Bangladesh as well as eastern parts of Dinajpur … Read more