Promising areas for cultural tourism - Sentinelassam
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 'Duar' to their names and one of the six passes on the northern side of the present district is cal...
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