Author - Sir Edward Gait
Rating - 2/5
When I landed in Assam for the first time three years ago, I had no idea about the history and evolution of the state and it's people. Having spent a year there, I got some answers. But the heterogeneity is so overwhelming that it is difficult to connect all the dots. There were many questions like why we do not see giant and pompous palaces like we do in central and western India and how the dynamics were with rest of the hill tribes from the adjoining areas. Who are the aboriginals and who aren't and from where they had migrated. Assam being at the heart of the North Eastern region, it's history helps us to understand a lot many things about the whole region. Not at all near the high standards of national historians, but there aren't many other works on the history of this part. A must read to understand the evolution of Assam and nearby areas.
Rating - 2/5
When I landed in Assam for the first time three years ago, I had no idea about the history and evolution of the state and it's people. Having spent a year there, I got some answers. But the heterogeneity is so overwhelming that it is difficult to connect all the dots. There were many questions like why we do not see giant and pompous palaces like we do in central and western India and how the dynamics were with rest of the hill tribes from the adjoining areas. Who are the aboriginals and who aren't and from where they had migrated. Assam being at the heart of the North Eastern region, it's history helps us to understand a lot many things about the whole region. Not at all near the high standards of national historians, but there aren't many other works on the history of this part. A must read to understand the evolution of Assam and nearby areas.
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