- Guwahati was the erstwhile capital of the state of Assam
- This city with a varied history dating back to the 6th century is also the most developed and important city of Assam.
- The name suits Guwahati remarkably due to its terrain and structure and with the river Brahmaputra bisecting the city into two halves, the city represents a miniature Assam complete with a collection of all inhabitants, their lifestyles and their dependence on the mighty river.
- However, the presence of mighty Brahmaputra carving its way through the city makes for a romantic and memorable experience.
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| Kamakya Temple, Guwahati |
Tourist attraction :
- Guwahati is replete with various religious places, green hills, tea plantations, educational institutes and Art Workshops.
- The city with its ancient roots offers a plethora of archaeological sites, historical monuments and educative as well entertaining museums.
- The excavation sites and the artifacts recovered from the sites make for a very interesting and exciting audience.
- The city offers an opportunity to interact with not only the Assamese populace but also the immigrants from all adjoining states, thus making it a vibrant cosmopolitan city.
Other Information :
- To the spiritually oriented, Guwahati is home to the goddess Kamakhya; to history buffs, it stands on the very spot where the brave people of this great land thwarted the mighty Mughal army in the battle of Saraighat in 1671; to the inhabitant, it is the child that has been, over the years, nurtured, fulfilled and at times, even admonished by the mighty Brahmaputra.
- Guwahati is commercially and spatially one of the fastest growing cities in India. From a humble population of 2 lakh in 1971, presenting Guwahati is a teeming metropolis with 808,021 people (2001 Census).
- The city stretches for 45 kms from Gopmath Bordoioi International Airport in the west to Narengi in the east and from the southern bank of the Brahmaputra to the foothills of the Shillong plateau for around 15 kms. Guwahati Municipal Corporation administers an area of over 216 sq kms.
- The town derives its name from two Ahomiya words – guwa or a areca nut and haat or the weekly market, thus tracing its origins to a time when it was a trading post on the Brahmaputra.
- Guwhati is identified with the ancient city of Pragjyotishpura overlooked by the hallowed temple to goddess Kamakhva. In the Mahabharata, it was the capital or the Kamrup kingdom under Narakasura and his son Bhagadattu who fought in the battle of Kurukshetra on the side of the Kauravas.