Cheap Assam Tour Packages, Best Travel Agent in Assam, TravelHed, Assam state is one of the northeastern states of India and its capital is Guwahati. Assam tea is famous all over the world. Assam was under the control of Burma in 19th century and after the Anglo-Burmese of 1824, it became a part of British India. Assam is rich in natural resources such as limestone, feldspar, natural gas and quartzite. The deciduous forests and tropical rainforests make Assam a land of wilderness. Dimasa and Bodo are the languages spoken here and other languages used prevalently are Bengali and Santali. Nepali is also widely spoken and it is estimated that nearly three million people speak Nepali. Assam is noted for its mosaic of cultures. Ankiya Nat is the native dance of the state. The bamboo and cane products, terracotta works and brassware are some of the handicraft items made here. Camellia Assamica is the popular tea variety grown here. There are many tea plantations in Upper Assam. Initially the tea laborers were exploited and lived under poverty but these things changed in the middle of 20th century. The literacy rate was very low in 1990s and it was only 63.3% in 2001 and with the efforts of the state government this has been increased to 73.18% in 2011. Though people of all religions live in harmony here, Hinduism is the prominent religion. The second major religious group is Muslims. There are also minority people following Christianity, Buddhism and Sikhism. Symbolism is one of the ancient cultures of Assam state. People use different elements to represent their feelings. These symbolic elements are found in literature, art, sculpture and their architecture too. Many traditional festivals are celebrated here such as Bihu, Eid, Durga Puja and Bushu. Bihu includes three prominent festivals. Bushu is the harvest festival celebrated here at the end of January. The folk songs and music that are related to Bihu dates back to time immemorial. Drums, flutes and string instruments are some of the traditional musical instruments played during these festival times.
