Guwahati is the largest city in Assam and a major seat of social and cultural activites. Once known as Pragjyotishpura (the Light of the East), Guwahati derives its name from the Assamese words "Guwa" meaning areca nut and "Haat" meaning market. Guwahati also known as the gateway to the North Eastern region of India is a picturesque city located along the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra, the pride of Assam.

The world famous Shrimanta Shankardev Kalakshetra is located in Guwahati. In addition to being Northeast India's largest cultural congregation, the Kalakshetra is also a major tourist spot in Guwahati. Besides the Kalakshetra, the Balaji temple, Basishta temple, Umananda temple, Dol Govinda temple and the famous Kamakhya temple are other major holy shrines located in the city which attracts huge number of tourists every year.

Guwahati is home to some of the oldest and esteemed educational institutes of the country namely the century old Cotton College, Gauhati University (the oldest university in this part of India), Handique Girls College, Gauhati Medical College, Assam Engineering College, Indian Institute of Technology (a premier institute for technical education in the country), etc. Every year thousands of students come to the city from different parts of the North east for higher education in the prestigious educational institutes of the city.

It is also worth mentioning that Guwahati is one among the 98 Indian cities which will be upgraded to Smart Cities under a project embarked on by Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. With the grade of a Smart city, Guwahati will have highly up-to-date and radical provisions like regular and continuous electric supply, first-rate traffic and transport system, superior health care and many other prime utilities.