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Assamese Literature :
During the British rules, Assamese literature took a downslide and introduction of Bengali in schools and colleges, caused a greater harm to the Assamese language and literature. However, with the effort of the American missionaries and the prominent Assamese literature of those times, the Assamese language and literature again started to bloom.
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Today,Assamese literature and literature are both very popular all over India and World. Moreover, some eminent writers from Assam have made the Assamese people proud and the Assamese literature popular.
First in Assamese language and literature :
| First printed book in Assamese | Dharma-Pustak in 1813 by Atmaram Sarma. |
| First Assamese Prose composition | Katha-Gita by Bhattadeva. |
| First Assamese children's novel | Pataalpuri by Hargovinda. |
| First Assamese Grammar | Grammar of the Assamese language in 1839 by William Robinson. |
| First Assamese printed History | Asom Buranji Puthi in 1844 by Kashinath Tamuli Phukan and Radhanath Barbaruah. |
| First Modern Play in Assamese | Ram-Navami in 1857 by Gunabhiram Baruah. |
| First Assamese dictionary published | Asomiya Aaru Engraji Abhidhan in 1867 by Miles Bronson. |
| First Assamese poetry to be composed in blank verse | Abhimanyu Badh in 1875 by Ramakanta Choudhary. |
| First Modern biography in Assamese | Jiban Charitra in 1880 by Gunabhiram Baruah. |
| First Assamese historical novel | Bhanumati in 1890 by Padmanath Gohain Baruah. |
| First Assamese historical novel | Bhanumati in 1890 by Padmanath Gohain Baruah. |
| First Assamese novel published | Lahori in 1892 by Padmanath Gohain Baruah. |
| First Assamese novel based on the tribal life of Assam | Miri Jiyori in 1894 by Rajnikanta Bordoloi. |
| First Assamese book to be awarded with the Jnanpith Award | Mrityunjay in 1979 by Dr.Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya. |
| First Assamese book which received the Sahitya Akademi Award | Banphool in 1955 by Jatindranath Duarah. |
| First Assamese novel which received the Sahitya Akademi Award | Yaruyingam in 1961 by Dr.Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya. |
| First Assamese travelogue | Switzerland Bhraman in 1948 by Birinchi Kumar Baruah. |
| First thesis to be written on the Assamese language | Assamese: It's Formation and Development in 1940 by Dr.Banikanta kakati. |
| First Assamese Romantic Poetry | Bon-Kunwari by Chandra Kumar Agarwalla. |
| First Assamese Play to be broadcast over AIR | Been Baragi in 1935 by Prafulla Chandra Baruah. |
| First Assamese Short story collection | Surabhi in 1909 by Lakshminath Bezbaruah. |
| First history of Assamese literature | Asomiya Sahitya Buranji in 1912 by Devendranath Bezbaruah. |
| First Assamese bibliography | Asomiya Puthir Talika in 1930 by Hemchandra Goswami. |
