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A gaonburha or gaoburha is the leader of an Assamese village [1] or gaon. The role of gaonburhas in Assamese gaons that are under mouzas is limited since mouzadars take the responsibility of the gaonburha. However, in gaons that are located far from district headquarters or major cities, gaonburhas still play definitive roles.
A similar position exists in Naga society.
The Khamyang (Tai-Khamyangs or Shyam), is a subgroup of the Tai peoples of Southeast Asia. They are numerically a small indigenous group found in Tinsukia, Jorhat, Sivasagar and Golaghat districts of Assam, and adjacent parts of Arunachal Pradesh. Their population totals about 7,000, of which only a small minority speak the native Tai Khamyang language while the vast majority speak the Assamese language. The Khamyang are followers of Theravada Buddhism and are closely related to the Khamti. They maintain good relations with other Tai Buddhist tribes of Assam.
Dergaon is a town and a municipality in the Golaghat district of Assam, India. It is 282 km from the state capital Guwahati.
Nazira is a town and a municipal board in Sivasagar district in the Indian state of Assam.
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala was a noted Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He was considered as Assamese cultural icon, deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the Rupkonwar of Assamese culture. In fact, he is regarded as the founder of Assamese cinema for Joymoti (1935). His death anniversary is observed as Silpi divas his honor.
Assamese cinema, is an Indian film industry of Assamese-language. It is based in Assam, India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie Joymoti. Since then the Assamese cinema has developed a slow-paced, sensitive style. In beginning the industry were called Jollywood, named for Agarwala's Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio.
Khamyang is a critically endangered Tai language of India, spoken by the Khamyang people. Approximately fifty people speak the language; all reside in the village of Powaimukh, located seven miles downstream of Margherita in the Tinsukia district. It is closely related to the other Tai languages in the Assam region: Aiton, Khamti, Phake, and Turung.
Jatin Bora is an Indian actor and director who has appeared in Assamese language films since 1989. He is also an actor and director in some mobile theatre groups of Assam, including Aabahan, Hengool, Ashirbaad, Bhagyadevi, Kohinoor, Itihas and Surjya.
Mouzadar is a term referring to a person who takes tax of a mouza during and after the British Raj in the modern-day Bangladesh and India. This term should not be confused with the gaonburha, used in addition in Assam.
Dumuria is a village and a Gaon Panchayat in Barpeta district in the Indian state of Assam.
Jalukgaon is a small village in the Amguri town in the Sivasagar District of Assam, India. It is two kilometres away from the Jhanji road. There are 114 households in this village and a total population of 456, out of which 234 are female and 222 male.
Manikpur is a small town and a Block and a Sub division in Bongaigaon district in the Indian state of Assam. Manikpur is 33 km far from its district main city Bongaigaon. It is 155 km far from its state capital Dispur. The majority of the people in Manikpur belong to the Koch community of Austro-Mongoloid ethnicity. With the passage of time, Assamese caste Hindus and Muslims have started settling in Manikpur. Politically, the area is part of Abhayapuri North.
Kalabari is a locality in the tehsil/ mandal of Pub-Chaiduar in the Biswanath district of the Indian state of Assam.
Pahukata is a village located in the Kalabari Area of Sonitpur District in Assam. It falls under the Gohpur Sub-Division. The village is divided into two parts by the river Mornoi. The northern part is named Uttar-Pahukata (North-Pahukata), and the southern part is called the Dakshin-Pahukata (Southern-Pahukata). Due to the increase in population, both parts of Pahukata now introduce themselves as different villages.
Panchigaon is a village in Sonitpur district, in the state of Assam in India. The village is located at the north bank of Brahmaputra River towards the town of Jamugurihat.
Radha Kuchi is a village near the town of Baihata, Kamrup district, Assam, India.
Mandia is a developed village in the Barpeta district of Assam, India. It is located along the Bhelengi River. Nearby villages include Satra Kanara, Bhatkuchi, Bamun Dongra, Sonapur Rubhi, Sitoli, Govindupur and Gajia. It is located 8 km south of district headquarter Barpeta and headquarter of the Mandia Development Block. The main market is Mandia Bazaar, where a weekly Haat bazaar takes place on Monday.
Chandmama is a village of Barpeta District in the Indian state of Assam. It is located in the south west corner of the district, which has its headquarters in Barpeta. There are 3 parts of the village are Chandmama Pather, Chandmama K and Chandmama Gaon.
News18 Assam North East is a 24-hour satellite channel of Assam, based in Guwahati, Assam. The channel focuses Assam and other North Eastern states of India, and tagged as News 18 Assam North East. This channel is owned by TV18. It covers regional as well as national and international news and various other shows in Assamese and English. The channel was launched on 24 June 2016.
Radhakuchi is a village of Barpeta District, Assam, India.
Baghjan Gaon is a village under the Doom Dooma subdivision of the Tinsukia district in Assam, India. As per the 2011 Census of India, Baghjan Gaon has a total population of 4,488 people including 2,244 males and 2,244 females.
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