Assam Culture

Me-Dam-Me-Phi is a major Ahom ancestor-worship festival observed annually on 31 January. It honours ancestors and reflects Ahom religious heritage.

Mamoni Raisom Goswami, also known as Indira Goswami, became the first Assamese woman to receive the Jnanpith Award in 2000.

Mamoni Raisom Goswami founded the South-East Asia Ramayana Research Center. She received the Jnanpith Award in 2000.

The headquarters of Assam Sahitya Sabha is at Jorhat. The Sabha was established in 1917.

The source credits Puroshottam Deva with establishing Bare-Borengia Satra.

Dasa Mahavidya denotes the ten Tantric forms of the Divine Mother associated with the Kamakhya temple complex.

Gunabhiram Barua wrote Ramnavami, an important early work of modern Assamese drama.

Laxminandan Bora received the Saraswati Samman for Kayakalpa in 2008.

Hemchandra Barua authored Kanaiyr Kirtan and was a major Assamese lexicographer and social reformer.

Bordowa (Bordua) in Nagaon district is associated with Sankardeva's birthplace and the preserved pada sila.

Lakhimpur district contains Badula Atar Than and Basudev Than.

Gumraag Dance is associated with the Mising community of Assam.

Jyotiprasad Agarwala pioneered Assamese cinema; Joymoti was released in 1935.

Sarthebari in Assam is famous for traditional bell-metal craft, producing utensils and ceremonial objects.

Jyotiprasad Agarwala wrote, directed and produced Joymoti, released in 1935; it is regarded as the first Assamese feature film.

Kanchan Barua, also known as Bhubanmohan Barua, wrote Assemot Jar Heral Sima.

According to the tradition referred to in the question, Hajo is associated with Buddhist sacred traditions. Hajo is also an important multi-religious pilgrimage centre of Assam.

The Bodo language is officially written in the Devanagari script. Bodo is listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Bukuni-Patani is identified in the source as a traditional costume of the Koch Rajbongshi community.

Bhabendra Nath Saikia was the first recipient of the Assam Valley Literary Award in 1990.