Asom Sahitya Sabha
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The Asam Sahitya Sabha was founded in 1917 in Assam
, India
to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature
. Presently it has about one thousand branches all over Assam
and also outside the state. The central office is at Jorhat
a city of historical importance. The branches and the district units also have their offices in their respective places.
Till 1826 AD. Assam
was ruled mainly by Ahom
and Koch
dynasties. In 1826, Assam came under the rule of the British, and in the process it had become a part of the political map of India
. Of course Assam was always an integral part of the cultural map of India.
However , the history of modern Assam, modern Assamese language and literature and culture found their starting points in the early part of the 19th century. Since 1872 some efforts were made to build up some organisations to work for the development of Assamese language, literature and culture of the modern period.
Ôxôm Xahityô Xôbha was the final results of all those efforts. In 1917 it came into being. The first conference was held in the month of December 1917 under the presidentship of Padmanath Gohain Baruah
, a big name in the history of modern Assamese literature. Since then the annual conference, nowadays biennial, is held with great pomp and grandeur, and a writer of high reputation is elected to the presidency of the Society.
The conference of the Society become a big literary festival, unique in its character, which is attended by thousands of people. The writers of the state assemble, exchange their views and address the people. Currently, the 69th convention is being held at Chapar
Asom Sahitya Sabha Presidents
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature
Assamese literature
Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes popular ballads in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form. The literary heritage of the Assamese language can...
. Presently it has about one thousand branches all over Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
and also outside the state. The central office is at Jorhat
Jorhat
Jorhat is a city of Assam in India. Jorhat was established as a new capital in the closing years of the 18th century by the declining Tunkhungia Ahom Dynasty. Jorhat, as the name signifies, was just a couple of markets . Two parallel markets namely, Chowkihat and Macharhat, lay on the eastern...
a city of historical importance. The branches and the district units also have their offices in their respective places.
Till 1826 AD. Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
was ruled mainly by Ahom
Ahom Dynasty
The Ahom Dynasty ruled the Ahom Kingdom in present-day Assam for nearly 600 years. The dynasty was established by Sukaphaa, a Shan prince of Mong Mao who came to Assam after crossing the Patkai mountains...
and Koch
Koch dynasty
The Koch dynasty of Assam and Bengal, named after the Koch tribe, emerged as the dominant ruling house in the Kamata kingdom in 1515 after the fall of the Khen dynasty in 1498...
dynasties. In 1826, Assam came under the rule of the British, and in the process it had become a part of the political map of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Of course Assam was always an integral part of the cultural map of India.
However , the history of modern Assam, modern Assamese language and literature and culture found their starting points in the early part of the 19th century. Since 1872 some efforts were made to build up some organisations to work for the development of Assamese language, literature and culture of the modern period.
Ôxôm Xahityô Xôbha was the final results of all those efforts. In 1917 it came into being. The first conference was held in the month of December 1917 under the presidentship of Padmanath Gohain Baruah
Padmanath Gohain Baruah
Padmanath Gohain Baruah was the first president of Axom Xahitya Xabha and a prominent name in the early part of modern Assamese literature.-See also:* Assamese literature* Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva* Jyoti Prasad Agarwala...
, a big name in the history of modern Assamese literature. Since then the annual conference, nowadays biennial, is held with great pomp and grandeur, and a writer of high reputation is elected to the presidency of the Society.
The conference of the Society become a big literary festival, unique in its character, which is attended by thousands of people. The writers of the state assemble, exchange their views and address the people. Currently, the 69th convention is being held at Chapar
List of presidents
| Year | Name | Venue |
| 1917 | Padmanath Gohain Baruah Padmanath Gohain Baruah Padmanath Gohain Baruah was the first president of Axom Xahitya Xabha and a prominent name in the early part of modern Assamese literature.-See also:* Assamese literature* Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva* Jyoti Prasad Agarwala... |
Sibsagar Sibsagar Sivasagar is a town in the Sibsagar district in the state of Assam in India, about north east of Guwahati.... |
| 1918 | Chandradhar Barua | Goalpara Goalpara Goalpara is the district headquarter of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated west of Guwahati.-Etymology:The name of Goalpara is said to have originally derived from `Gwaltippika` meaning `Guwali village` or the village of the milk men. In the local dialect "para" means... |
| 1919 | Kaliram Medhi | Barpeta Barpeta Barpeta is the headquarters of Barpeta district, Assam, India. The city is located about north west of Guwahati.Barpeta is renowned in the Historical map of Assam as the "Land of the Satras"... |
| 1920 | Hemchandra Goswami | Tezpur Tezpur Tezpur is a city and the administrative headquarters and municipal board of Sonitpur district in the state of Assam in northeastern India. Tezpur is an ancient city on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000... |
| 1923 | Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari | Jorhat Jorhat Jorhat is a city of Assam in India. Jorhat was established as a new capital in the closing years of the 18th century by the declining Tunkhungia Ahom Dynasty. Jorhat, as the name signifies, was just a couple of markets . Two parallel markets namely, Chowkihat and Macharhat, lay on the eastern... |
| 1924 | Kanaklal Barua | Dibrugarh Dibrugarh Dibrugarh is the headquarters of Dibrugarh district, Assam, India, and is the second largest city in Assam after Guwahati. It is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, about north-east of Guwahati. It is the gateway to the three tea-producing districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Sibsagar... |
| 1924 | Lakshminath Bezbaruah | Guwahati Guwahati Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India... |
| 1925 | Rajanikanta Bordoloi | Nagaon Nagaon Nagaon , is a medium sized city and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated east of Guwahati. An older spelling of the name is Nowgong.It is one of the fastest growing cities of the northeast.-History:... |
| 1926 | Benudhar Rajkhowa | Dhuburi |
| 1927 | Tarunram Phukan | Goalpara Goalpara Goalpara is the district headquarter of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated west of Guwahati.-Etymology:The name of Goalpara is said to have originally derived from `Gwaltippika` meaning `Guwali village` or the village of the milk men. In the local dialect "para" means... |
| 1929 | Kamalakanta Bhattacharya | Jorhat Jorhat Jorhat is a city of Assam in India. Jorhat was established as a new capital in the closing years of the 18th century by the declining Tunkhungia Ahom Dynasty. Jorhat, as the name signifies, was just a couple of markets . Two parallel markets namely, Chowkihat and Macharhat, lay on the eastern... |
| 1930 | Mufizuddin Ahmed Hazarika | Golaghat Golaghat Golaghat , which was one of the largest subdivisions of Assam later, elevated to the position of a full-fledged district of Assam on 15 August 1987, is the headquarters of Golaghat district and is a sister town to Jorhat which is about 55 km away.... |
| 1931 | Nagendra Narayan Choudhury | Sibsagar Sibsagar Sivasagar is a town in the Sibsagar district in the state of Assam in India, about north east of Guwahati.... |
| 1933 | Jnanadabhiram Barua | North Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur is a city in India and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the North Eastern state Assam, about north east of Guwahati... |
| 1934 | Ananda Chadra Agarwala | Mangaldoi Mangaldoi Mangaldoi is a town and a municipal board in Darrang district in the Indian state of Assam. It was named after "Mangaldahi" who was the daughter of the [Raja] of Darrang and who was married to the Ahom King [Pratap Singha].... |
| 1936 | Raghunath Choudhari | Tezpur Tezpur Tezpur is a city and the administrative headquarters and municipal board of Sonitpur district in the state of Assam in northeastern India. Tezpur is an ancient city on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000... |
| 1937 | Krishna Kanta Handique Krishna Kanta Handique Krishna Kanta Handique was a Sanskrit scholar, an Indologist and philanthropist from Assam.-Biography:... |
Guwahati Guwahati Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India... |
| 1940 | Moidul Islam Bora | Jorhat Jorhat Jorhat is a city of Assam in India. Jorhat was established as a new capital in the closing years of the 18th century by the declining Tunkhungia Ahom Dynasty. Jorhat, as the name signifies, was just a couple of markets . Two parallel markets namely, Chowkihat and Macharhat, lay on the eastern... |
| 1944 | Nilamani Phukan | Sibsagar Sibsagar Sivasagar is a town in the Sibsagar district in the state of Assam in India, about north east of Guwahati.... |
| 1947 | Nilamani Phukan | Dibrugarh Dibrugarh Dibrugarh is the headquarters of Dibrugarh district, Assam, India, and is the second largest city in Assam after Guwahati. It is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, about north-east of Guwahati. It is the gateway to the three tea-producing districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Sibsagar... |
| 1950 | Ambikagiri Roychudhury | Margherita Margherita Margherita is the Italian language word for "daisy", and may refer to:- Places :* Margherita, Assam - a town in Assam, India* The Italian name for Jamaame, a town in Somalia... |
| 1953 | Surya Kumar Bhuyan | Shillong Shillong -Connectivity:Although well connected by road, Shillong has no rail connection and a proper air connection. Umroi Airport exists but has only limited flights.-Roadways:Shillong is well connected by roads with all major north eastern states... |
| 1955 | Nalini Bala Devi | Jorhat Jorhat Jorhat is a city of Assam in India. Jorhat was established as a new capital in the closing years of the 18th century by the declining Tunkhungia Ahom Dynasty. Jorhat, as the name signifies, was just a couple of markets . Two parallel markets namely, Chowkihat and Macharhat, lay on the eastern... |
| 1955 | Jatindra Nath Duorah | Guwahati Guwahati Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India... |
| 1956 | Benudhar Sarma | Dhuburi |
| 1958 | Padmadhar Chaliha | Tinisukia |
| 1959 | Atul Chandra Hazarika Atul Chandra Hazarika Atul Chandra Hazarika was a prominent Assamese litterateur from Assam. He excelled as a poet, dramatist, children story writer and translator... |
Nagaon Nagaon Nagaon , is a medium sized city and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated east of Guwahati. An older spelling of the name is Nowgong.It is one of the fastest growing cities of the northeast.-History:... |
| 1960 | Trailokya nath Goswami | Palashbari Palashbari Palashbari is a town in Kamrup district of Assam. It situates in southern bank of river Brahmaputra.... |
| 1961 | Trailokya Nath Goswami | Goalpara Goalpara Goalpara is the district headquarter of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated west of Guwahati.-Etymology:The name of Goalpara is said to have originally derived from `Gwaltippika` meaning `Guwali village` or the village of the milk men. In the local dialect "para" means... |
| 1963 | Ratnakanta Borkakati | Nazira Nazira Nazira is a town and a municipal board in Sibsagar district in the Indian state of Assam.Nazira is a historical town on the bank of River Dikhow in Sivasagar district in Assam. It is around 18 km from Sivasagar city, 3 km from Simaluguri Jn. and 78 km from Jorhat Airport. It is... |
| 1964 | Mitradev Mahanta | Digboi Digboi Digboi is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the north-eastern part of the state of Assam, IndiaCrude oil was discovered here in late 19th century, in a span of ten years when the discovery of Oil took place in first Oil drilling in the world. Digboi oilfield has the oldest... |
| 1965 | Dimbeswar Neog | Nalbari Nalbari Nalbari is a city and a municipal board in Nalbari district in the Indian state of Assam. Nalbari is headquarter of Nalbari District.-Education:... |
| 1966 | Binanda Chandra Barua | North Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur is a city in India and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the North Eastern state Assam, about north east of Guwahati... |
| 1967 | Nakul Chandra Bhuyan Nakul Chandra Bhuyan Nakul Chandra Bhuyan was an Assamese historian, playwright, and a short story writer.-See also:* Assamese literature* Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva** Jyoti Prasad Agarwala* Laxminath Bezbarua* Krishna Kanta Handique* Bhabananda Deka... |
Dibrugarh Dibrugarh Dibrugarh is the headquarters of Dibrugarh district, Assam, India, and is the second largest city in Assam after Guwahati. It is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, about north-east of Guwahati. It is the gateway to the three tea-producing districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Sibsagar... |
| 1968 | Jnanath Bora | Tezpur Tezpur Tezpur is a city and the administrative headquarters and municipal board of Sonitpur district in the state of Assam in northeastern India. Tezpur is an ancient city on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000... |
| 1969 | Ananda Chandra Barua | Barpeta Barpeta Barpeta is the headquarters of Barpeta district, Assam, India. The city is located about north west of Guwahati.Barpeta is renowned in the Historical map of Assam as the "Land of the Satras"... |
| 1970 | Upendra Chandra Lekharu | Dhing Dhing Dhing is a town and a town area committee in Nagaon district in the state of Assam, India.-Geography:Dhing is located at . It has an average elevation of 58 metres .... |
| 1971 | Tirtha Nath Sarma | Makum Makum Makum or Makum Junction is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. It should not be mistaken for Makum Pathar, . The word Makum is of Chinese origin literally means "meeting point"... |
| 1972 | Hem Barua Hem Barua Hem Barua was a prominent Assamese poet and politician from Assam.-Early life:Born on the 22 April 1915, at Tezpur, Hem Barua obtained his M.A. degree from Calcutta University in 1938 and joined the J.B. College, Jorhat, in 1941 as lecturer in Assamese and English. He left it next year during the... |
Dhuburi |
| 1973 | Giridhar Sarma | Rangia Rangia Rangia is a city and a municipal board in Kamrup district in the Indian state of Assam. It is the regional divisional headquarters of the North East Frontier Railway. It's situated 52 kilometres away from the state headquarter Guwahati.-Geography:Rangia is located at... |
| 1974 | Maheshwar Neog | Mangaldoi Mangaldoi Mangaldoi is a town and a municipal board in Darrang district in the Indian state of Assam. It was named after "Mangaldahi" who was the daughter of the [Raja] of Darrang and who was married to the Ahom King [Pratap Singha].... |
| 1975 | Satyendra Nath Sarma | Titabor |
| 1976 | Jagheshwar Sarma | Tihu |
| 1977 | Syed Abdul Malik | Abhayapuri Abhayapuri Abhayapuri is a small town in Bongaigaon district in the Indian state of Assam. Surrounded by natural forests and hills, it is located on the National Highway 31, about 200 km west of Guwahati. Nearest airport is at Guwahati... |
| 1978 | Prasannalal Choudhury | Golaghat Golaghat Golaghat , which was one of the largest subdivisions of Assam later, elevated to the position of a full-fledged district of Assam on 15 August 1987, is the headquarters of Golaghat district and is a sister town to Jorhat which is about 55 km away.... |
| 1979 | Atul Chandra Barua | Sualkuchi Sualkuchi Sualkuchi is a census town in Kamrup district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra, about 35 km from Guwahati, Sualkuchi is a block of Kamrup District... |
| 1980 | Jatindra Nath Goswami | Roha Roha Roha is a small town in Maharashtra state of India, 120 km south-east of Mumbai. Many chemical industries have opened up their manufacturing bases here. Roha is located between the banks of the Kundalika River and the hills of Kalasgiri... |
| 1981 | Sitanath brahmachoudhury | Tinisukia |
| 1982 | Sitanath Brahmachoudhury | Diphu Diphu Diphu is the headquarters of Karbi Anglong district in the state of Assam in India.-Geography:Diphu is located at . It has an average elevation of 186 metres . It is about 270 km by road and 213 km by railways from Guwahati, State capital of Assam.-Demographics: India census, Diphu... |
| 1983 | Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya Dr. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya was a famous Indian writer and one of the pioneers of modern Assamese Literature. He was first ever recipient of the Jnanpith Award given to an Assamese writer, in the year 1979 for his novel Mrityunjay... |
Bongaigaon Bongaigaon Bongaigaon is the district headquarters of Bongaigaon District, Assam, India. The city is situated north west of Guwahati.It is a very developing City in Lower Assam. It has two parts - Old Bongaigaon and New Bongaigaon. Bongaigaon is predominantly inhabited by the Koch Rajbongshi Community which... |
| 1985 | Jogesh Das Jogesh Das Jogesh Das is an eminent short-story writer as well as a novelist from Assam. He was born in 1927. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Prithivir Oxukh... |
Bihpuria Bihpuria Bihpuria is a town and a town area committee in Lakhimpur district in the state of Assam, India.-Geography:Bihpuria is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:... |
| 1986 | Biren Borkotoki | Kampur Kampur Town Kampur Town is a census town in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam.-Geography:Kampur is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:... |
| 1987 | Mahendra Bora | Pathsala Pathsala Pathsala is a town and a town area committee in Barpeta district in the Indian state of Assam.-Demographics: India census, Pathsala had a population of 9652. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pathsala has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of... |
| 1988 | Kirthi Nath Hazarika | Hailakandi Hailakandi Hailakandiis a town and a district in Hailakandi district in the Indian state of Assam.The Hailakandi district is one of the three districts of Southern Assam i.e. Barak Valley.-Geography:... |
| 1989 | Mahim Bora Mahim Bora Mahim Bora is an Indian writer and educationist from Assam state. He was born at a tea estate of Sonitpur district. He is an M.A. in Assamese literature from Gauhati University and had been a teacher in the Nowgong College for most of his teaching career.He has now retired and lives at Nagaon... |
Doomdooma |
| 1990 | Nabakanta Barua Nabakanta barua Navakanta Barua , also known as Ekhud Kokaideu, was a prominent Assamese novelist and poet.-Early life and education:... |
Biswanath Chariali Biswanath Chariali Biswanath Chariali is a town and a town area committee in Sonitpur district in the state of Assam, India.- Demographics :As of 2001 India census, Biswanath Chariali had a population of 16,830. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%... |
| 1991 | Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi | Dhudhnoi |
| 1992 | Lakshyadhar Choudhury | Goreshwar |
| 1993 | Dr Bhupen Hazarika | Sibsagar Sibsagar Sivasagar is a town in the Sibsagar district in the state of Assam in India, about north east of Guwahati.... |
| 1994 | Lila Gogoi | Morigaon |
| 1995 | Hitesh Deka | Sarthebari Sarthebari Sarthebari is a town and a town area committee in Barpeta district in the Indian state of Assam.-Demographics: India census, Sarthebari had a population of 7545. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sarthebari has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average... |
| 1996 | Laksminandan Bora | Bokakhat Bokakhat Bokakhat is a town and a town area committee in Golaghat district in the state of Assam, India. It is about 23 km away from the world heritage site Kaziranga National Park. The town is base to many nearby tourist places and is well connected to other cities and towns by road... |
| 1997 | Nagen Saikia | Bilasipara Bilasipara Bilasipara is a town and a town area committee in Dhubri district in the state of Assam, India.-Geography:Bilasipara is located at . It has an average elevation of 26 metres .-Demographics:... |
| 1998 | Nagen Saikia | Howraghat Howraghat Howraghat is a town in the Karbi Anglong district of India's state of Assam.-Demographics: India census, Howraghat had a population of 4659. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Howraghat has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male... |
| 1999 | Chandra Prasad Saikia | Hajo |
| 2000 | Chandra Prasad Saikia | Jorhat Jorhat Jorhat is a city of Assam in India. Jorhat was established as a new capital in the closing years of the 18th century by the declining Tunkhungia Ahom Dynasty. Jorhat, as the name signifies, was just a couple of markets . Two parallel markets namely, Chowkihat and Macharhat, lay on the eastern... |
| 2001 | Homen Borgohain Homen Borgohain Homen Borgohain is an Indian writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor in the Assamese language. He was awarded the 1978 Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese language for his novel, Pita Putra.... |
Dibrugarh Dibrugarh Dibrugarh is the headquarters of Dibrugarh district, Assam, India, and is the second largest city in Assam after Guwahati. It is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, about north-east of Guwahati. It is the gateway to the three tea-producing districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Sibsagar... |
| 2002 | Homen Borgohain Homen Borgohain Homen Borgohain is an Indian writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor in the Assamese language. He was awarded the 1978 Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese language for his novel, Pita Putra.... |
Kalgachia Kalgachia Kalgachia is a semi urban town in the Barpeta district in Assam, India. It is west of district headquarters Barpeta.-People:Kalgachia is a Mia Muslim based town. The census of India shows that 98% people of the people in this town are Muslim... |
| 2003 | Birendra Nath Dutta | North Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur is a city in India and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the North Eastern state Assam, about north east of Guwahati... |
| 2004 | Birendra Nath Dutta | Hojai Hojai Hojai is a city and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. The place has an immense potential toset its mark in sub-urban consumer product market. Quite a large part of central Assam,India... |
| 2005 | Kanak Sen Deka | Siphajhar |
| 2006 | Kanak Sen Deka | Belsar |
| 2007 | Kanak Sen Deka | Chapar |
| 2009 | Rongbong Terang | Dhemaji Dhemaji Dhemaji is the headquarters of Dhemaji district, Assam, India. It is one of the remotest districts of Assam. From the State Capital , it takes about 10 hours by road to reach Dhemaji. Dhemaji is a very flood-prone district. For a few days it remains cut off from the rest of the country every year... |
| 2010 | Rongbong Terang | Dergaon Dergaon Dergaon is a town and a town area committee in Golaghat district in the state of Assam, India.Hemchandra Baruah, the compiler of Hemkosh was from Dergaon.-Geography:... |
See also
- Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini XobhaOxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini XobhaOxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha was a literary organization formed on Saturday the 25th August 1888 . It is the precursor of the Asam Sahitya Sabha. The first secretary of this society was Shivaram Sarma Bordoloi. The prime objective of forming this society was the development of Assamese...
Asom Sahitya Sabha Presidents