Description

Assam History, Art and Culture By Shekhar Bhattacharjee and Published by Union Book Publication

Contents

History of Assam

1. Ancient Assam

• Introduction

• Pre-history

• Protohistoric Assam

• A brief Survey of the Sources

• Urban civilization in Assam

• Origin of the Name of Assam

• Traditional Rulers

• The Period from Fourth to Twelfth Centuries CE

• Religion in Ancient Assam

• Ancient dynasty and rulers name

• Timeline of Ancient Assam (350–1206)

2. Medieval history of Assam

• Introduction

• Khen dynasty

• Kamata kingdom

• Kachari Kingdom

• Chutiya kingdom • Ahom Rule in Assam

• Ekasarana Dharma of Srimanta Sankardev

• Ahom-Mughal conflicts

• Battle of Saraighat of 1671

• Moamoria Rebellion

• Koch dynasty

• Baro-Bhuyan

• Burmese invasion of Assam

• Treaty of Yandaboo

• Timeline of Medieval Assam (1206-1826)

3. Modern history of Assam

• Introduction

• British Rule and Its Consolidation

Bengal Presidency

• Chief Commissioner’s Province

• Eastern Bengal and Assam under Lt. Governor • Assam Legislative Council

• Freedom Movement, Political Awakening and Integration

• Post-colonial history: Assam after India’s independence from British rule

• Role of Freedom fighters from Assam in the independence movement

• List of Chief Commissioners,
Lieutenant-Governors and Governors

• Timeline of Modern Assam

Art and Culture of Assam

• Introduction

• People of Assam

• Religion

• Language

• Marriage

• Traditional Dress of Assam

• Folk Music

• Art, Paintings and Handicrafts

• Fair & Festivals

• Traditional Dance

• Cuisine

• Major Occupation in Assam

• Architecture, Sculpture of Assam

• Important Places & Historical Monuments

• State Symbols of Assam

• Assamese cinema

Assamese Literature

• Introduction

• History of Assamese Literature

• List of Assamese writers with their pen names

• Asom Sahitya Sabha

List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners

for Assamese

• First In Assamese Language/Literature

• Some Important Personalities

Total pages: 400