Cachar District

During the British period Cachar was one of the Eastern Bengal and Assam Districts 1905-1912 and Assam Districts until 1947. Its headquarters was Silchar.

Military history

• Actions in Sylhet and Cachar 1824

FIBIS resources

• "Life with Tea and India: Diaries of Family Life in the Cachar Area". A talk given by Wendy Pratt (FIBIS Member) and Peter Bleakley at the FIBIS Spring Lecture meeting 22 May 2010 is available for FIBIS members only in the FIBIS Social Network. Members can also access the accompanying visual presentation which displays impressive original material including photographs and equipment designs.

Historical books online

• Cachar Imperial Gazetteer
• Routes To Cachar And Sylhet by James Peter 1901. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
• Assam District Gazetteers: Cachar Vol. 1 by B C Allen 1905. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.