FIRST AUTHOR OF ASSAMESE SHORT STORY

The first author of Assamese short story was Lakshminath Bezbaruah,

who is popularly known as Rasaraj.
He is the father of Assamese short story.
Bezbaruah’s ‘Surabhi’ was the first Assamese short story collection that
was published in 1909.

FIRST AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ASSAM

The first autobiography of Assamese Literature was Mur Jiwon Suworon

by Lakshminath Bezbaruah.

FIRST BIBLIOGRAPHY IN ASSAMESE

The first Bibliography in Assamese was Asomiya Puthir Talika released in

1930 by Hemchandra Goswami. (Descriptive catalogue of Assamese
manuscripts)

FIRST BOOK TO RECEIVE SAHITYA AKADEMI

The first book of Assam to receive the Sahitya Akademi award was
Banphool (Wild Flower), released in 1952 by Jatindranath Duwarah.

FIRST BOOK TO BE WRITTEN ABOUT ASSAMESE LANGUAGE BY AN

ASSAMESE AUTHOR

The first book to be released about the Assamese language by an

assamese was ‘A Few Remarks about Assamese Language’ by Anandaram
Dhekial Phukan.

FIRST BOOK TO RECEIVE JNANPITH AWARD

The first book of Assam to receive the Jnanpith award was Mritunjay,
released in 1979 by Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya.

FIRST DICTIONARY TO BE PUBLISHED IN ASSAMESE

The first dictionary published in assamese was the Asomiya aru Engrazir
Abhidan published in 1869 by Miles Bronson which consisted of 14000
words.

FIRST DRAMA BASED ON THE RAMAYANA

The first drama in assamese which was based on the Ramayana was
enacted by Vaishnavite Saint Sankardeva. The name of this drama was
Ram Vijay.
LONGEST EDITOR OF AN ASSAMESE MAGAZINE

The Editor for the longest term for an assamese magazine is Sashi Phukan for
Bismoi (1969- till date).

ASSAMESE TRANSLATION OF A FOREIGN WORK

The first translation of a foreign work in assamese is Jatindrananth Duara’s

Omar Tirtha in 1925.

FIRST GRAMMAR IN ASSAMESE LANGUAGE

The first grammar in assamese was ‘Grammar of Assamese Language’ by

William Robinson published in 1839.

FIRST HISTORY OF ASSAMESE LITERATURE

The first history of Assamese literature is Asomiya Sahityar Buranji published

in 1912 by Devendranath Bezbaruah..

FIRST LEXICOGRAPHER OF ASSAM.

The first Lexicographer ( a person who compiles dictionary) was Jaduram

Dekabaruah. Though he compiled an Assamese-English in 1839, it never got
published.

FIRST MAGAZINE TO COMPLETE 50 YEARS

The first magazine in assamese to complete 50 years is Sashi Phukan’s

Bismoi.

FIRST MORDERN BIOGRAPHY

The first mordern biography in assamese was Anandaram Dhekial Phukanr

Jiban Charitra published in 1880 by Gunabhiram Barua.

FIRST MORDERN PLAY IN ASSAMESE

The first mordern play in assamese was Ram Navami by Gunabhiram Baruah
in 1857. It was published in Orunudoi in serialised form in 1857-58. It was
written in support of widow marriage, it is regarded as the first modern
social drama in Assamese.
FIRST NOVEL BASED ON TRIBAL LIFE OF ASSAM

The first novel based on the tribal life of Assam was Miri Jiori published in 1894 by
Rajanikanta Bordoloi.

FIRST NOVEL FOR CHILDREN

The first children novel in assamese was Paatalpuri by Hargobind Sharmah..

FIRST NOVEL TO RECEIVE THE SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD

The first assamese novel to receive the Sahitya akademi was Yaruyingam published
in 1952 by Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya.

FIRST HISTORICAL NOVEL

The first historical novel in assamese was Bhanumoti published in 1890 by

Padmanath Gohain Baruah.

FIRST ASSAMESE PLAY TO BROADCAST OVER AIR

The first assamese play to be broadcast over AIR was Been Bairagi by Prafulla
Chandra Barua in 1935 from Kolkata.

FIRST PLAY TRANSLATED FROM SANSKRIT

The first play translated from Sanskrit was Sakuntala by Lambodhar Borah.

FIRST PRINTED BOOK IN ASSAMESE

The first printed book in Assamese was Dharma Pustak published in 1813 by
Atmaram Sharmah.

FIRST PRINTED HISTORY IN ASSAMESE

The first printed history book in Assamese is Assam Buranjir Puthi published in
1844 by Kashinath Tamuli Phukan and Radhanath Barbarua.
FIRST PROSE WRITER

The first prose writer of assamese literature was Bhattadev. His prose creation was Katha-
Gita.
Father of Assamese Prose.

FIRST ROMANTIC POETRY

The first romanic poetry of assamese literature was Bonkuwari, published in the first issue of
Janaki (The Woodland Nymph) written by Chandrakumar Agarwalla.

FIRST SHORT STORY COLLECTION

The first short story collection in assamese was Lakshminath Bezbaruah’s Surabhi published
in 1909.

FIRST ASSAMESE SONNET

The first Sonnet of assamese literature was Priyattamar Chithi written by Hemchandra
Goswami.

FIRST SONNET BOOK

The first Sonnet book was Malach written by Hemchandra Goswami in 1918 .

FIRST TRANSLATOR OF RAMAYANA

The first translator of the Ramayana in assamese was Madhav Kandali in the 14th Century.

FIRST THESIS WRITTEN ON THE ASSAMESE LANGUAGE

The first thesis on the assamese language was titled Assamese its Formation and
Develeopment pulished in 1940 by Dr Banikanta Kakati .

FIRST TRAVELOGUE IN ASSAMESE

The first travelogue in assamese languaage was Switzerland Bhraman published in 1948 by
Birinchi Kumar Barua.

FIRST CHIDREN MAGAZINE

The first children magazine in assamese language was Lora Bandhu released in 1888 by
editor Karunabhiram Barua.

FIRST WOMAN MAGAZINE

The first woman magazine in assamese was Ghor Jeuti edited by Kamalapriya Kakati in the
year 1927.
FIRST ENGLISH DAILY OF ASSAM

The first english daily of Assam was The Assam Tribune, circulated
from 1939 till date. Its First editor was Lakshminath Phookan.

FIRST SATIRE MAGAZINE

The first satire magazine in assamese was Cartoon which was edited
by Pulak Gogoi.