Surrounded by green forest cover and paddy fields, lies Lakhipathar 15 km from Digboi in Tinsukia district of Assam- where Asia's first Oil Refinery was established. This short story is from my stay at my grandmother’s place.
Adventure in Assam has a tremendous scope of boosting the tourism sector of the state. Trekking, kayaking, rafting, parasailing, angling, mountain biking, rock climbing, paragliding are some of the adventure sports activities that have increased in recent years.
Tupula Bhat (Sticky rice cooked in koupat i.e. Pyrnium leaf) is generally consumed by the Singpho, Ahom, Mising and Deuri tribes with side dishes Mati Mahor dail (Black Gram Dal), Guti aloo fry (baby potatoes fry), Posolar bhaji (Plantain Stem Stir Fry), Gahori Mangsor Jhul (Pork Curry) etc.