Who was the first Assamese to got "Gyanpith Award" [#224]

Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya

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Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya

Joymoti (1935) is the first talkie in Assamese. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala directed the historical film about the life of Ahom princess Joymoti, the wife of a later Ahom king. Aideu Handique, who starred in Joymoti, was the first Assamese film actress.

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Joymoti (1935) is the first talkie in Assamese. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala directed the historical film about the life of Ahom princess Joymoti, the wife of a later Ahom king. Aideu Handique, who starred in Joymoti, was the first Assamese film actress.

Assam shares its northern border with the country of Bhutan.

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Assam shares its northern border with the country of Bhutan.

Ladakh

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Ladakh

Mohenjodaro

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Mohenjodaro

Bhairabkunda is a tri-junction where the borders of Bhutan, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh. Bhairabkunda is also the meeting point of the Jia Dhansiri, Bhairabi, and Dafam rivers. The meeting point of the rivers resembles a "Kunda", a sacred worship place of Lord Shiva, which is how Bhairab Kunda got its name.

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Bhairabkunda is a tri-junction where the borders of Bhutan, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh. Bhairabkunda is also the meeting point of the Jia Dhansiri, Bhairabi, and Dafam rivers. The meeting point of the rivers resembles a "Kunda", a sacred worship place of Lord Shiva, which is how Bhairab Kunda got its name.

Assam has two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in its natural segments: Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park. Both were conferred World Heritage Status in 1985.

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Assam has two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in its natural segments: Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park. Both were conferred World Heritage Status in 1985.

Nitrogen

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Nitrogen

Sir Alexander Cunningham

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Sir Alexander Cunningham

Dibrugarh is a major city in Assam and is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River.

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Dibrugarh is a major city in Assam and is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River.

The Nile proper, however, rises from Lake Victoria, the second largest freshwater lake in the world, which has an area of more than 26,800 square miles and forms a huge but shallow lake.

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The Nile proper, however, rises from Lake Victoria, the second largest freshwater lake in the world, which has an area of more than 26,800 square miles and forms a huge but shallow lake.