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Guwahati (Assamese: [ɡua.ɦa.ti]) is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam.
Dispur (/ d ɪ s ˈ p ʊər /, [2] Assamese: ⓘ) is the capital of the Indian state of Assam and is a suburb of Guwahati.. It became the capital in 1973, when Shillong the erstwhile capital, became the capital of the state of Meghalaya that was carved out of Assam.
IIT Guwahati was established in 1994 by an act of parliament and its academic programme commenced in 1995. [1] IIT Guwahati admitted its first batch of students into its Bachelor of Technology programme in 1995. The selection process was the same as that of the other IITs, i.e., through the Joint Entrance Examination. [9]
Guwahati's branch of Vivekananda Kendra is in Uzan Bazar. It is a non-profit organisation run by the Vivekananda Trust of India which serves as a centre of Yoga and Cultural and spiritual studies. Apart from these major places, it is also the home to a number of a literary and cultural activist of Assam.
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA: GAU, ICAO: VEGT), or Guwahati Airport, is an international airport serving Guwahati in Assam, India. It is the primary airport of North-East India, and the 12th busiest airport in India .
The Ambubachi Mela (/ˈæmbʊˌbɑ:ʧɪ,ˌ æmbʊˈbɑ:ʧɪ ˈmeɪlə, mi:lə/) is an annual Hindu mela (gathering) held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam. [4] This yearly mela is celebrated during the monsoon season that happens to fall during the Assamese month Ahaar, around the middle of June when the sun transits to the zodiac of Mithuna, when the Brahmaputra River is in spate.
Saraighat (Pron: ˌʃəraɪˈgɑ:t) is a neighborhood in the Indian city of Guwahati, on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra. Sarai was a small village where the old abandoned N.F. Railway station of Amingaon was located.
Umananda Island is the smallest inhabited river islet in the middle of river Brahmaputra, flowing through the city of Guwahati in Assam, a state in northeast India. Its name derives from Assamese Uma , another name for the Hindu goddess Parvati , the wife of Shiva ; and ananda , which translates to "joy".