Rangiya also known as Rangia, is a major city of Lower Assam division and a municipal board located in the Kamrup district of Assam, India. Rangiya is also the headquarters of Kamrup district, and Rangiya serves as the Sub-divisional headquarter of Rangiya Sub-division. One of Rangiya's significant features is its role as the divisional headquarter of the Northeast Frontier Railway, which is one of the major railway zones in India. Baralia river flows through the heart of the city. The Redhorn Division of the Indian Army is located just three kilometers from the city.
The Sentinel is an English daily newspaper launched in 1983 in the city of Guwahati, in the state of Assam, India. It has two editions published simultaneously from Guwahati and Dibrugarh. The Sentinel caters to the entire North Eastern region of India.
Arupa Kalita Patangia was born in 1956 and is an Indian novelist and short story writer and known for her fiction writing in Assamese. Her literary awards include: the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award, the Katha Prize and the Prabina Saikia Award. In 2014, she received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for her short stories book named Mariam Austin Othoba Hira Barua. Her books have been translated to English, Hindi, and Bengali. Her works touch upon Assamese history and culture, addressing the lives people from middle and lower income brackets, and focus specifically on concerns of women, violence, and insurgency.
The Assam Valley Literary Award was conceived in the year 1990 by Williamson Magor Education Trust to honour creative writers who have enhanced Assamese literature.
Gautam Kalita is an Indian bodybuilder from Panigaon in Nagaon, Assam. He won the Mr World title in the Bantam class during ESPN-Musclemania World, a bodybuilding championship held at Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles on 16–17 November 2007. He was born to Late Golok Kalita and Sabitry Kalita in Nagaon.
Kalita is an ethnic group or a caste of Assamese Hindus belonging to the state of Assam in North East India. Kalita is a forward caste and belongs to General or Unreserved category. Kalita represents a category in the tribe-caste continuum of Assamese society that is placed between the Keot on one side and Ganak and Brahmin on the other. According to historians like S.L.Barua, Kalitas started migrating from North and East India to Assam during the 11th century rule of Dharmapal.
Perspectives on Cinema of Assam is a book on the history of cinema in Assam, edited by Manoj Barpujari and Dr. Garima Kalita. It was published by Gauhati Cine Club in 2008. The book features a collection of articles by well-known authors who traces the evolution of cinema in Assam from its inception to the contemporary stage, including the development of documentaries and the growth of the film industry. Additionally, it contains an exclusive article on the Film Society Movement in Assam, documenting the entire list of films made in the state from 1935 to 2007.
Banikanta Kakati was a prominent linguist, literary figure, critic and scholar in Assamese language with his immense contribution to the language in terms of literature, linguistics, cultural anthropology and comparative religion.
Gauri Shankar Kalita was an Indian journalist.
The Nalbari Assembly constituency is number 59 out of 126 in the Assam Legislative Assembly. This seat is a mix of urban and rural voters as well. The assembly constituency comes under the Mangoldoi Lok Sabha constituency. The Convenor, Sh. Manash Deka Bharatiya Janata Party for North East, Delhi Pradesh did school education in this assembly constituency.
Bhubaneswar Kalita is an Indian social worker, politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party serving as the Member of Rajya Sabha from Assam since 2020, from 2014 to 2019, 2008 to 2014, 1990 to 1996 and 1984 to 1990. He was member of Lok Sabha From 1998 to 1999. Earlier, he was member of Indian National Congress.He was also MLA of Assam from Rangiya from 2001 to 2006 and a minister in the Government of Assam from 2002 to 2004 and president of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee from 2004 to 2014.
54 Gauhati West LAC Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Guwahati West is also part of Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency.
Chaygaon Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Chaygaon forms part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency.
Palasbari Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Palasbari forms part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency
Rangiya Assembly constituency is one of the assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Rangiya Assembly constituency established on 1951. Rangiya forms part of the Darrang–Udalguri Lok Sabha constituency BJP Assam, State President Bhabesh Kalita represents this constituency.
Bhabesh Kalita is an Indian politician and businessman of Bharatiya Janata Party from Assam who is serving as the President of BJP, Assam state unit since 2021. He represents the Rangiya constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2016. He joined the BJP in 1991 and was secretary of the BJP, Assam state unit in 2006 to 2011 and general secretary from 2011. He was Minister of State for Irrigation and Minister of State for Education in Sarbananda Sonowal ministry from 2016 to 2021.
The Assam women's cricket team is a women's cricket team that represents the Indian state of Assam. The team competes in the Women's Senior One Day Trophy and, since 2008–09, in the Women's Senior T20 Trophy.
Madan Kalita was an Indian politician hailing from Nalbari, Assam. Kalita was elected as a legislator of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Nalbari Assembly constituency in 2001.
Shadow Assassins (2022) is a 2022 Indian film directed by Nilaanjan Reeta Datta and written by Nilaanjan Reeta Datta, Raaghav Dar and Bhushan Ingole. The film is based on 1990s Secret killings of Assam.
