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| State | Assam |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| Language | Assamese (Axomiya) |
| Related topics | Assamese literature, Assamese cinema, Assam Sahitya Sabha |
Firsts in Assamese History documents the pioneering achievements in the literary, cultural, political, and social domains of the northeastern Indian state of Assam.
Culture and Cinema[edit | edit source]
| Year | Milestone | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1813 | First printed book in Assamese — Dharma Pustak | Published by Atmaram Sharma |
| 1839 | First grammar of Assamese — Grammar of Assamese Language | Published by William Robinson |
| 1846 | First Assamese magazine — Orunodoi | Published from Sibsagar |
| 1880 | First modern biography in Assamese — Jiban Charitra | Written by Anandaram Dhekial Phukan |
| 1884 | First political association in Assam — Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha | Formed in Jorhat |
| 1888 | First children's magazine — Lora Bondhu | Published by Karunabhiram Barua |
| 1890 | First Assamese novel — Bhanumati | Written by Padmanath Gohain Barua; first historical novel |
| 1906 | First theatre of Assam | Baan Theatre |
| 1909 | First Assamese short story — Surabhi | Written by Lakshminath Bezbaroa |
| 1912 | First history of Assamese literature | Asomiya Sahityar Buranji by Devendranath Bezbaruah |
| 1917 | Assam Sahitya Sabha founded | First president: Padmanath Gohain Barua |
| 1926 | First private bank of Assam — The Gauhati Bank Limited | — |
| 1927 | First women's magazine in Assamese — Ghor Jeuti | Published by Kamalapriya Kakati |
| 1930 | First mobile theatre of Assam | Kohinoor Opera |
| 1935 | First Assamese daily newspaper — Dainik Batori | Published from Jorhat |
| 1935 | First Assamese film — Joymoti | Directed by Jyoti Prasad Agarwal |
| 1939 | First Assamese weekly newspaper — Assam Tribune | Launched from Dibrugarh |
| 1941 | Third Assamese movie — Manomoti | Directed by Rohini Kumar Barua |
| 1952 | First Sahitya Akademi Award book from Assam — Bonphool | Written by Jatindranath Duwarah |
| 1963 | First modern mobile theatre of Assam | Natraj |
| 1968 | First Sahitya Akademi Award (woman poet) — Alkananda | Nalini Bala Devi; also first woman Padma Shri from Assam |
| 1972 | First colour Assamese film — Bhaity | Directed by Kamal Narayan Choudhary |
| 1988 | First national award-winning film from Assam | Halodhia Chora Baodhan Khai; directed by Jahnu Barua |
| 1992 | First Assamese to win best actress (National Film Awards) | Malay Goswami |
Assamese Literature — Firsts[edit | edit source]
| Milestone | Person | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Father of Assamese Prose | Bhattadeva | His prose creation Katha-Gita |
| First drama based on Ramayana | Srimanta Sankardeva | Ram Vijay |
| First printed book (Assamese) | Atmaram Sharma | Dharma Pustak (1813) |
| First grammar (Assamese) | William Robinson | Grammar of Assamese Language (1839) |
| First Assamese sonnet | Hemchandra Goswami | Priyatamar Chithi; first sonnet book: Malach |
| First novel on tribal life | Rajanimanta Bordoloi | Miri Jiori |
| First children's novel | Hargobind Sharma | Paatalpuri |
| First travelogue (Assamese) | Birinchi Kumar Barua | Switzerland Bhraman (1948) |
| First translation of foreign work | Jatindranath Duwarah | Omar Tirtha (1925) |
| First Jnanpith Award (Assam) | Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya | For Mritunjay |
| First play broadcast over AIR | Prafulla Chandra Barua | Been Bairagi |
| First play translated from Sanskrit | Lambodhar Borah | Sakuntala |
| First auto-biography (Assamese) | Lakshminath Bezbaroa | Mur Jiwon Suworon |
| First bibliography | Hemchandra Goswami | Asomiya Puthir Talika |
| First romantic poetry | Chandrakumar Agarwala | Bonkuwari (published in Janaki) |
Political and Social Firsts (Assam)[edit | edit source]
| Milestone | Person | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First female doctor of Assam | Rajani Prabha Saikiani | — |
| First education minister of Assam | Sir Syed Muhammad Saadulla | — |
| First finance minister of Assam | Bishnu Ram Medhi | — |
| First female CM of Assam | Syeda Anwara Taimur | — |
| First president of APCC | Kuladhar Chaliha | Assam Pradesh Congress Committee |
| First Assamese President of INC | Dev Kanta Barua | 1975–1977; served as Governor of Bihar |
| First Assamese Olympic medalist | Lovlina Borgohain | Summer Olympics medal |
| First barrister of Assam | Anundoram Borooah | — |
| First female martyr of Assam | Maloti Mem (AKA Mungri) | — |
| First railway line in Assam | 1881 | Dibrugarh to Margherita (65 km) |
| First CNG station of Assam | 2019 | Inaugurated in Dibrugarh |