Digboi: Of Oil & War
Digboi is the first oil refinery in Asia started in 1902. However, there is much more to this town and its surrounding area including WWII Cemetery.
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Assam
Tezpur: Where the Wingwoman Takes the Centerstage
Tezpur is a city in Assam with an ancient history. Many arcaelogical sites, temples, & rock inscriptions make it worth a visit & it is also a gateway to Tawang.
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Dehing Patkai National Park: A Morning Hike Through The Rainforest
Dehing Patkai National Park is located in the northeastern corner of Assam bordering Arunachal Pradesh on the foothills of Patkai hills. The park is a deciduous rainforest with semi-evergreen and lush green flora. It’s made up of Jeypore, Upper Dehing, and Dirok. The Burhiding or Dehing River flows through the forest.
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Deopahar Archaeological Site: Flying Nymphs of Numaligarh
The sophistication of the sculptures at Deopahar Archaeological Site yet again made me feel the what felt at Guwahati Museum or for that matter, at a place like Sri Surya. The pre-Ahom classical antiquity of Assam is extremely underrated and it was pretty well-connected with the trends of the rest of India even during those times.
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Sielkal Trek, Tumjang, Dima Hasao, Assam
Mt. Sielkal Peak (Sielkal Bung) is Assam’s 3rd Highest Peak and it is a part of the Borail Range. Sielkal trek takes you to the 1500 meter high peak in the Dima Hasao district of Assam. Tumjang is a village enroute so sometimes people use the term Tumjang Trek.
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Charaideo Maidam: Royal Graveyards of Ahoms now an UNESCO World Heritage Site
Charaideo maidam refers to a series of hemispherical mounds that are graves of Ahom Kings at a distance of 30 KMs from Sivasagar town. It is vying to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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North Guwahati: Ashwaklanta & Dirgheswari Temples
It is embarrassing but I had never explored North Guwahati before. It was one of the major blots in my career but I have managed to do it finally, although more things can be done here. Does it sound confusing? Let me explain for those who are NOT from Assam and have never been to
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Kanai Boroxi Boa Rock Inscription & Prithu: What Happened to Bakhtiyar Khalji after destruction of Nalanada
Nalanda needs no introduction. The ancient university met its end in 1200 when it was sacked and razed to the ground by Bakhtiyar Khalji, the conqueror of Bengal. But what does it have to do with the Kanai Boroxi Boa Inscription located in a nondescript place across the Brahmaputra from Guwahati that I just visited
Urvashi Island: Meeting the Winter Nymph of Guwahati
Urvashi Island is a seasonal island in the middle of the Brahmaputra river at Guwahati. It remains submerged during the rainy season but becomes visible once the water recedes in the winters. The rocks here have thousand-year-old engravings, which makes it an important archaeological site.
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Garbhanga Reserve Forest Trek: Best Nature Trail Near Guwahati
A trek or even a nature trail in Guwahati is not something people usually talk about. However, the fact is that Guwahati has many scattered hillocks and reserve forests. Even I was not very familiar with Garbhanga Reserve Forest, although I spent my school years in Guwahati. I did visit Basistha Ashram back then and
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Namphake Buddhist Monastery & Village
Namphake is a Buddhist village inhabited by Tai Phake community dominated by the Theravada Monastery. It is around 36 Kms from Tinsukia in Upper Assam.
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Tipam Hills: Short Hike, Loaded History
Tipam Hills (Tipam Deosali Hills) in Assam is now part of a tea estate. But back in 1228 AD, this was the place where the first major Ahom settlement was established by Chaolung Sukaphaa.
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