The Assamese Corner

Welcome back to Assamese corner. I hope everybody is doing well. Without saying much I would like to start today's topic which Assam is famous for i.e Assam Silk.     Three types of Wild silks of Assam are mainly famous worldwide. Which are- Muga which is Golden, White Pat and Eri Silk. From People from UK,US to celebrities of Bollywood, Many have worn cloths made from these silks in various occasions.     So lets know what makes these silks so special.   Muga Silk- Muga  silk is produced bt the larvae of silkworms Antheraea Assamensis. They larvae feed on Som and Suala leaves. The produced silks are known for their durability and glossy texture which is very fine. The golden colour of the silk and clothes made from it unique and so favourite among the Assamese girls and women.   Pat Silk- this silks are produced from silkworms Bombyx Textor. They feed on Mulberry leaves. These silks are usually white in colour and also have a great texture. ...

Hello folks. The Assamese corner  is bringing you a lot of things Assam is famous for which you may or may not knew. I hope you found it interesting. Today i will be writing about Nalbari District of Assam which is my hometown. So I am a proud Nalbaria Api(Girl) i would like to bring you something interesting about this historical place.     Nalbari town is the capital of Nalbari District which has the Headquarters and Municipal board of the district. First lets know how the Nalbari got its name. Nal means reed plant and bari usually refers to small grounds for plantation usually on the backyard of houses.     History of nalbari goes back to centuries before christ as Arthashastra of Kautilya mentioned mentioned about products from nalbari being imported to various places. There is a small village named Suvarnakundya nearby Nalbari town which produced finest silk of Kautilya's times and also produced a special kind of perfume.    The western...

Assam Tea- I am sure most of you have heard about Assam Tea even if you are not from Assam. It is a  black tea produced in Assam. It is mainly manufactured from a small tree named Camellia sinensis, whose leaf buds are used to produce tea. This tea is known for its briskness, malty flavour, and strong, bright colour which separates itself from tea plants grown in other states of India or anywhere in the world. Moreover most of us might not know that Assam is the largest producer of tea in the world.    The unique malty taste that it is known for is mainly because of the climatic condition of Assam. As this part of india receives high precipitation during the monsoons and along with the temperature of daytime it creates a greenhouse like conditions,making it a perfect condition for the plants to grow. A small quantity of green and white teas are also produced here with their own uniqueness.   The plant was first identified when a Scottish Anventurer, Robert Br...

Hello folks. As my blogs are majorly based on Assam, so today I would like you to give a hint on origin of the Assamese language. It is the official language of the state of Assam and also spoken in some other states like Arunachal Pradesh,Nagaland,Meghalaya. A small part of the population in Bangladesh are also seen to know and use the language fluently. In the 17th century assamese was the court language of Ahom Kingdom.    It is not clear of how and where the language originated or grown but if we believe the myths it is said that it originated in Old Indo-Aryan dialects. It is also believed that Assamese and the Kamatapuri lects derive from the Kamarupi dialect of Eastern Magadhi Prakrit. But there are many who opposed it. So i guess we will never know how the language we speak now is originated by whom,when and where exactly.      The earliest form of literature of Assamese is seen in the verves of Ninth Century Buddhist known as Charyapada. Then ...