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  • 1. Tocklai Tea Research Centre Jorhat
    The Tocklai Tea Research Institute was established in 1911, at a site near the River Tocklai in Jorhat, Assam. The initial construction of a laboratory and two bungalows was funded by the tea industry, subsidised by the national government of India, and the Indian states of Assam and Bengal. The beginning of a new era of tea research in India was marked by the establishment of the Scientific Department of Indian Tea Association in the year 1900. This was consolidated with the creation of the Tocklai Experimental Station in 1911. The formation of the Tea Research Association in 1964 with Tocklai at the centre of all activities further expanded the horizon of tea research to cover the entire Northeast India. Research on all aspects of tea cultivation and processing is carried out at the Tock...
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  • 5. Lachit Borphukan's Maidam Jorhat
    Lachit Borphukan was a commander and Borphukan in the Ahom kingdom known for his leadership in the 1671 Battle of Saraighat that thwarted a drawn-out attempt by Mughal forces under the command of Ramsingh I to take back Kamrup. He died about a year later due to illness.
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  • 8. Gymkhana Club Jorhat
    Gymkhana is an Indian term which originally referred to a place of assembly. The meaning then altered to denote a place where skill-based contests were held. Gymkhana is an Anglo-Indian expression, which is derived from the Persian word Jamat-khana. Most gymkhanas have a Gymkhana Club associated with them, a term coined during British Raj for gentlemen's club. More generally, gymkhana refers to a social and sporting club in the Indian subcontinent, and in other Asian countries including Malaysia, Thailand, Burma and Singapore, as well as in East Africa. In English-speaking countries outside the Indian subcontinent, a gymkhana is a multi-game equestrian competition held to display the training and talents of horses and their riders, particularly in speed events. The term is also used as the...
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  • 12. Mishing Village Majuli
    The Mising are an indigenous tribal community inhabiting 11 districts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. They were earlier called Miris in historical days and the Constitution of India still refers to them as Miris. Miri is the older name and traces back to the ancestor Abotani. Misings are recognised as a Scheduled Tribe by the Indian government under the name 'Miri'. Mising derives from two words 'Mi' and 'Yasing'. 'Mi' means 'men, while 'yasing' means fair or worthy, so 'Mising' means a 'worthy man'. To depict other indigenous Assamese communities the word 'Mipak' is used extensively.
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