PART 1.3 ASSAM

KAKOCHANG 'waterfall is located in 
a) Jammu and Kashmir b) Assam c) Sikkim d) Mizoram e) Meghalaya

b • The KAKOCHANG Waterfall is located 13 km tom Sokakhat in the Golaghat District of Assam state. • It is a breatt-—taki-g waterfall that gushes down between c •tee and rubber plantations of the district, c reatirg an awe-inspiring view sn unforgettable ambiance _ • 
Famous Waterfalls in India- Dudhsagar Waterfals - GOA', 
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Chitrakoc•t Waterfalls- Chhattisgarm

Khomlainai: It is a form of Wrestling, practiced mainly by people of the Bodo community in Assam.

India has a rich tradition of handloom with each state and region known for weaving fabrics unique and peculiar to it.

Pashmina Shawl typical to Leh, Ladakh and Kashmir Valley,

Kulllu Shawl of Himachal Pradesh,

Phulkari and Panja Weave of Panjub,

Panchachuli Weave of Haryana,

Shisha weave of Rajasthan, famous Benarashi and Chikankari of Uttar Pradesh,

Bhagalpuri Silk of Bihar, Bandhani of Gujarat,

Paithani of Maharashtra,

Mysore Silk of Karnataka,

Kasavu of Kerala,

Kanjeevaram and Kalamkari of Tamilnadu,

Pochampally of Telengana and Andhra Pradesh,

Chanderi and Maheswari of Madhya Pradesh,

Single and Double ikat of Sambalpur, Odisha, Jamdani of West Bengal,

Muga Silk of Assam,

Naga Shawl of Nagaland,

Rhea and Pachhra of Tripura,

Puan Cloth woven on loin loom in Mizoram, all represent a wide range of hand woven fabrics typical to India

Smooth Coated Otter, Ganges river dolphin, Golden Mahaseer, Crocodiles, Turtles are some of the important species that are found along the River Ganga.

 Pygmy Hog

Critically endangered — IUCN

world’s smallest wild pig

indicators of the management status of grassland habitats. The grasslands where the pygmy hog resides are crucial for the survival of other endangered species such as Indian Rhinoceros, Swamp Deer, Wild Buffalo , Hispid Hare, Bengal Florican

In 1996, a captive-breeding programme of the species was initiated in Assam, and some hogs were reintroduced in Sonai Rupai area in 2009

Habitat

Relatively undisturbed, tall ‘terai’ grasslands

Distribution

Formerly, the species was more widely distributed along the southern Himalayan foothills but now is restricted to only a single remnant population in Manas Wildlife Sanctuary and its buffer reserves

Threats

loss and degradation of grasslands

dry-season burning

livestock grazing

afforestation of grasslands

Hunting

flood control schemes – as it disturbs the natural successions and the replacements of former grasslands by later stage communities

Pygmy hog-sucking Louse, a parasite that feeds only on Pygmy Hogs will also fall in the same risk category of critically endangered as its survival is linked to that of the host species.

GAMOCHA

It is one of the most easily recognizable cultural symbols of

the Assamese people.

• The Gamocha, a white rectangular piece of cotton hand woven

cloth with primarily a red border on three sides and red woven

motifs on the fourth (in addition to red, other colors are also used)

is put to many uses.

• It is also hung around the neck at the prayer hall and thrown over

the shoulder to signify social status or respect.

• Gamochas, also known as bihuwaans, are offered during Bihu as a

token of love.

• Significantly the gamocha is used equally by all, irrespective of

religious and ethnic backgrounds (see image below).

Bhor Tal Nritya

• It is an extension of Sankari culture. Six to ten dancers equipped

with cyrnbols perform this dance to the first bit of '7hiya Nom" and

produces a good number of attractive formations displaying the

symbols.

• The dance can be seen during festive occasions in and around

Barpeta and Guwahati.

 Ahom people

They migrated to Brahmaputra valley from Myanmar and not Bhutan. Mughals attacked them in 1662 under the leadership of Mir Jumla and defeated them but Mughals control didn’t last for long. Sukaphaa and his followers established the Ahom kingdom (1228–1826) and the Ahom dynasty ruled and expanded the kingdom until the British gained control of the region through the Treaty of Yandabo upon winning the First Anglo-Burmese War in 1826