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Popularly called as the land of the red river and blue hills, Assam is the gateway to the northeastern part of lndia. Situated between 90-96 degree East Longitude and 24-28degree North Latitude, Assam is bordered in the North and East by the Kingdom of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. Along the south lies Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. Meghalaya lies to her South-West, Bengal and Bangladesh to her West. Renowned for its tea, wildlife and silk, Assam is a state with rich biodiversity. With its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Guwahati, it encompasses the Brahmaputra, the Barak river valleys, the Karbi Anglong, and the North Cachar Hills. There has been racial intermixture among the population of Assam. The Mongoloid racial stock have large number of tribes. The book is an asset for all scholars, researchers, teachers, students and of course, the general readers.