NALBARI- The Name is the Feeling
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...