Pratap Singha News Today

The Ahoms were descendants of the Thai Civilization, which was as old as 2500 BC. The mingling of Thai culture for the creation of Bor Asom (A Larger Assam) by bringing the seven kingdoms under one at the initiative of the Ahoms is a precedent that is difficult to trace in other areas of the world and is offering an idea for a solution of the intractable problems afflicting the region during the present days.

The Battle of Saraighat (1671) unfolded as a multifaceted encounter, blending military prowess with a psychological chess match typical of mediaeval Indian warfare.

Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi was indeed crowded with an audience, including a large number of distinguished personalities from Assam as Prime Minister

The great Tai king of Mungkhu Mungjao and a Prince of his maternal uncle’s kingdom Mung Maolung, Chaolung Siukapha (as the crowning epithet Chaolung itself means great) left his country to avoid...

Promising areas for cultural tourism The name Darrang seems to have originated from the Sanskrit word ‘Dwaram’ which means a ‘Duar’ or a pass. Dip Kumar Kalita The Duars (Gateway) The name Darrang seems to have originated from the Sanskrit word Dwaram which means a Duar or a pass. In the past, there were some fixed Duars on the northern side of the district from which the various hill tribes descended to the plains from the Himalayan ranges. Some of the areas still have a suffix Dua...