Assam is the gateway to the North-East and is dominated by the mighty river Brahmaputra that has its origin in Tibet.

Indeed, a large part of the state is located in the narrow valley that the river has created over the ages. The state's population includes a startling mix of Dravidians and Aryans and Tibeto-Burmans. Assam is perhaps best known for two things: tea and the one-horned Rhinoceros, which is found in large numbers at Kaziranga National Park. The capital of Assam, is Dispur, a suburb of Guwahati in 1972.

The uneven topography of the land, full of hills, plains and rivers might, therefore, have contributed to her name.