People give their signatures in support of a universal public distribution system, and for an effective food security law in Guwahati city of Indi's North-eastern states, Assam.

Passengers alight the government ferry which arrives at river the Bramhaputra bank at Guwahati, Assam, India.

A candlelight march was organized in Guwahati in memory of a 23 year old girl who was the victim of a gang-rape and murder which triggered an outpouring of grief and revulsion across India.

Arundhati Roy, winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for The God of Small Things (1997) visits Guwahati during 14th North East Book Fair.

Forest personnel release an Indian Rock Python at Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary near Guwahati city of India’s North-eastern states, Assam. The python was rescued from the Chandrapur area.

Arundhati Roy, an Indian author and political activist who was best known for the 1998 Man Booker Prize for Fiction winning novel, interacting with the readers in the North-east Book Fair in Guwahati city of India’s Assam region.

Vaishnavites (one of the major branches of Hinduism) Auniati Xatra , Majuli , performing “Hia Naam” at Auniati Xatra , North Guwahati Branch during 3 days long cultural function in North Guwahati.

Arundhati Roy, an Indian author and political activist who was best known for the 1998 Man Booker Prize for Fiction winning novel, with KMSS leader, activists Akhil Gogoi after arriving Guwahati city of India’s Assam region.

A silent candlelight procession in Guwahati city of India's North-eastern states, Assam shows the solidarity for the Delhi Rape victim who lost her life.

Naga tribal people perform their traditional dance during the Hornbill Festival at Kisama, some 15 kms away from Kohima, which celebrates the cultural heritage of the sixteen Naga tribes, running annually from December 1-7.

Naga tribe people perform their traditional games at the Hornbill Festival at Kisama village in Nagaland. The week long Hornbill Festival, which celebrates the cultural heritage of the sixteen Naga tribes, runs annually from December 1-7.

Delegates of MP’s from Bangladesh attending a press conference on Trade and Commerce organized by Federation of Indian Cambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) at Guwahati .Sanjib Goswami,Guwahati.

Dr S. I. Ahmed, Chairman AIDS Prevention Society addresses the media during an AIDS Orientation Programme in Guwahati. World AIDS Day is marked on December 1st.

Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain releases Assam State Zoos Annual Report 2011-12. The Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden (popularly known as Guwahati Zoo) is the largest of its kind in the North East region.

Activists of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) stage a demonstration in front of the party head office in Guwahati, in protest against the decision of the Union Government to hand over Assam land to Bangladesh.