Religion: Hinduism, Islam. Small
number of Assamese also follow Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and
Christianity
Language: Assamese
Regional Spread: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and other
northeast states of India. A small number of Assamese are also
present in Bangladesh and Bhutan.
Population: 20 million
Food Habits: Assamese people love non-vegetarian food
especially fish. Rice is the staple food for Assamese and they
consume it in variety of forms and flavors. Assamese people put less
oil and use mustard oil as the medium of cooking.
Marriage Preference: Prefer matrimonial alliances with
Assamese of their own caste.
Famous Personalities:
- Music : Bhupen
Hazarika, Parveen Sultana
- Movies : Pramathesh
Chandra Barua, Seema Biswas
- Literature : Lakshminath
Bezbaruah, Indira Goswami
- Politicians : Somnath
Chatterjee, Gopinath Bordoloi, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Prafulla
Kumar Mahanta, Tarun Kumar Gogoi
History and Origin: Assamese people of today are the
result of assimilation and integration of people of different racial
stocks who migrated to Assam down the ages. The Assamese population
can be divided into two broad groups - the non-tribal people who
constitute the majority and the tribals. The non-tribals can again
be divided on the basis of religion amongst whom Hindus are the
largest, the Muslims - the second largest group followed by the
Christians, Sikhs and the Buddhists.
