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==Related articles==
==Related articles==
*[[Assam Districts]]
*[[Assam Districts]]
*[[Church of Scotland Burials in Assam]]
*[[Tea Plantation]]
*[[Tea Plantation]]
*[[1897 Assam earthquake]]
*[[1897 Assam earthquake]]
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:For details  of Eileen Hewson's booki ncluding purchase, see [http://indian-cemeteries.org/bacsa/html/bacsa_books.html BACSA Books] - select Cemetery Record Books.  
:For details  of Eileen Hewson's booki ncluding purchase, see [http://indian-cemeteries.org/bacsa/html/bacsa_books.html BACSA Books] - select Cemetery Record Books.  
:[[BACSA]] have put indexes to the majority of their cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
:[[BACSA]] have put indexes to the majority of their cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
==Passport application records at the Assam State Archives==
The Assam State Archives has a download available from its website, listing passport applications for the period 1920-32 and 1936-41. Dates of birth of the applicants are also included. Refer below.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam Assam] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam Assam] Wikipedia
*[http://www.assamarchives.gov.in  Assam State Archives]  Dispur, Guwahati Assam. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
**To access the passports application list download, select Collections/Holdings of Assam State Archives/ Assam Secretariat Records (1874-1957).
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110127111459/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/riversandcanals/6054086/Cruising-Navigating-Indias-unknown-waters.html "River Cruising in Assam"] ''The Daily Telegraph'', 19 August 2009 [retrieved 7 February, 2010], mentions Kaziranga National Park, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for its unique natural environment.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110127111459/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/riversandcanals/6054086/Cruising-Navigating-Indias-unknown-waters.html "River Cruising in Assam"] ''The Daily Telegraph'', 19 August 2009 [retrieved 7 February, 2010], mentions Kaziranga National Park, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for its unique natural environment.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaziranga Kaziranga National Park] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaziranga Kaziranga National Park] Wikipedia

Revision as of 07:18, 15 October 2014

The Assam region was gradually annexed by the East India Company following the 1st Burma War and became part of the Bengal Presidency. In 1906 a new province of East Bengal and Assam was formed but in 1912 Assam became a separate province under a Chief Commissioner. Assam today is a state in north eastern India noted for its Tea Plantations and lush landscape.

Bamboo Suspension Bridge, Assam

Related articles

Cemeteries

  • BACSA publication Assam and North-East India: Christian Cemeteries and Memorials by Eileen Hewson, 2005
A comprehensive list of MIs with biographical notes, district by district, including records from churches, 1783-2003. 184pp, 5 illustrations ISBN 0 907799 82 5
This book is thought to include at least some entries from List of Inscriptions on Tombs Or Monuments in Assam published in 1902 at Shillong (120 pages) available at the British Library (Open Access)
For details of Eileen Hewson's booki ncluding purchase, see BACSA Books - select Cemetery Record Books.
BACSA have put indexes to the majority of their cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.

Passport application records at the Assam State Archives

The Assam State Archives has a download available from its website, listing passport applications for the period 1920-32 and 1936-41. Dates of birth of the applicants are also included. Refer below.

External links

Historical books online