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Assam Channel has links to various informative websites for News, Entertainment, Travel & torism, Government sites, Movies and Music.
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News
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The first newspapers in Bombay were owned and printed by Parsis, who already owned the technological and financial basis for such ventures. The first English newspaper in Bombay was printed by Rustomji Keshaspathi in 1777.
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Entertainment
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India was first exposed to the cinema in 1896, when the Lumiere Brothers' cinematographer unveiled six soundless short films at Watson Hotel in Bombay. |
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Music
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The basic characteristic of the ethnic music of Assam is its descending scale which distinguishes it from the raga-based or folk music from the rest of India. This style is shared by ethnic music of the hill people surrounding the state of Assam, and by the music of Thailand, Myanmar and China |
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Movies
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Assamese cinema was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie Joymoti. Since then Assamese cinema has developed a slow-paced sensitive style, especially with the movies of Bhabendra Nath Saikia and Jahnu Baruah. Beginning with the 21st century Bollywood-style Assamese movies have hit the screen. |
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Travel &
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Assam the rich, green land of rolling plains and dense forests is the gateway to the north eastern part of India. The mighty Brahmaputra river that has its origins in Tibet charts its majestic course through this state. Assam is the land of Tea Garden. |
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Government sites
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