Who am I?

Well, about me: I am not such an important or interesting person to know. But still you can click here to go through the top 10 FAQ from the visitors of this website who wanted to know more about me.

OK, let me give you a summary of myself: I have always been a late dog - always achieve something (although rarely) when the rest shows me the way. Always trying to work out some extra time in everything, but end up stretching the legs.

My Family

My dad Mr. Basanta Kr. Saikia, My mom Mrs. Nikunja Saikia and my sis Sonali.

About my province Assam

Situated at the easternmost part of India, Assam was once a British colony till independence in 1947. Earlier it was ruled by the 'Ahom' dynasty for about 700 years before it was handed over to the British by the 'Yandaboo' agreement. The history of Assam goes back to the Aryan civilization when the great 'Mahabharata' took place.

Today Assam is a place of industries and agriculture. Industries are chiefly pertaining to oil industries, tea industries and medium scale industries like the world famous 'Muga' silk industry of Suwalkuchi, brass & gun metal utensil industries of Hajo & Sarthebari. As far as the tea industry is concerned, Assam is the largest producer of tea in India and has the largest tea auction centre in Asia. Assam shares 55% of tea production in India and 15.6% of the world. For the oil sector, there are three refineries, one petrochemical complex; another gas cracker project is also on the card. In fact, Digboi is the place in Assam where oil well was dug for the first time in Asia way back in 1868. There is also one fertiliser factory in Namrup, cement factory in Bokajan and paper production unit in Jagiroad.

Places of tourist interest: Guwahati (gateway to Assam with many historical places), Sivasagar (capital of Ahom kingdom), Tezpur (historical place), Majuli (spiritual place with 'Shatra' culture), Barpeta (historical & spiritual place), Kaziranga Sanctuary (only place of one horned rhinoceros in the world), Manas Sancuary (its a jungle out there) and nearby places like Shillong (sobriquet: Scotland of the east), Tawang/Bomdila (film makers' paradise). Tourists can also watch out for festivals like Dehing-Patkai Utsav, Guwahati Beach festival and Kaziranga Hasti Mela during the months of January-February every year. Another thing worth watching is the unique mobile theatre groups, staging famous world events and famous movies like Titanic, Jurassic Park, with stunning visuals & special effects live on stage. This has been an added tourist attraction in the past few years.

About my hometown Guwahati

Guwahati has been the capital of this region from the Vedic age. Earlier known as Pragjyotishpur, this  city of hillocks and river Brahmaputra flowing through it, was established by king Narakashura of the 'Puranas'.

Today Guwahati is a city of pin-jerk roads, flyovers, lounge bars, pizzerias, shopping plazas, multiplexes, river cruise, hangouts and people here are playing with electronic gizmos like cell phones and PDAs. In fact, according to a recent survey, this city secured the fifth position in India where people are spending on luxury stuffs, although the per capita income is less compared with its counterparts in India.

Guwahati has a railway station which connects all the major cities and states of India and one International airport connecting all the metro cities and flights to Singapore & Bangkok.

Main educational institutes here are: Assam Engineering College, Guwahati Medical College, Gauhati University, Cotton College, Guwahati Veterinary College and Indian Institute of Technology.