10 May 2013

Asom Sahitya Sabha, Assam Sahitya Sabha

The Asam Sahitya Sabha ( Ôxôm Xahityô Xôbha or "Assam Literary Society") is a non Government, non profit, literary organisation of Assam. It was founded in December, 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. 

Here is the List of Presidents with the respective year and location, of the Assam Sahitya Sabha till date:

1917 Padma Nath Gohain Barua, Sivasagar 
1918 Chandra Dhar Barua, Goalpara 
1919 Kaliram Medhi, Barpeta 
1920 Hem Chandra Goswami, Tezpur 
1923 Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari, Jorhat 
1924 Kanaklal Barua, Dibrugarh 
1924 Lakshmi Nath Bezbarua, Guwahati 
1925 Rajani Kanta Bordoloi, Nagaon 
1926 Benu Dhar Rajkhowa, Dhubri 
1927 Tarun Ram Phukan, Goalpara 
1929 Kamala Kanta Bhattacharyya, Jorhat 
1930 Mafijuddin Ahmed Hazarika, Golaghat 
1931 Nagendra Narayan Choudhury, Sivasagar 
1933 Jnanadabhiram Barua, North Lakhimpur 
1934 Ananda Chandra Agarwalla, Mangaldoi 
1936 Raghunath Choudhari, Tezpur 
1937 Krishna Kanta Handique, Guwahati 
1940 Moidul Islam Bora, Jorhat 
1944 Nilamoni Phukan, Sivasagar 
1947 Nilamoni Phukan, Dibrugarh 
1950 Ambikagiri Roy Choudhury, Margherita 
1953 Surya Kumar Bhuyan, Shillong 
1955 Nalini Bala Devi, Jorhat 
1955 Jatindra Nath Duarah, Guwahati 
1956 Benudhar Sarma, Dhubri 
1958 Padmadhar Chaliha, Tinsukia 
1959 Atul Chandra Hazarika, Nagaon 
1960 Trailokya Nath Goswami, Palashbari 
1961 Trailokya Nath Goswami, Goalpara 
1963 Ratna Kanta Borkakati, Nazira 
1964 Mitradev Mahanta, Digboi 
1965 Dimbeshwar Neog, Nalbari 
1966 Binanda Chandra Barua, North Lakhimpur 
1967 Nakul Chandra Bhuyan, Dibrugarh 
1968 Jnyana Nath Bora, Tezpur 
1969 Ananda Chandra Barua, Barpeta 
1970 Upendra Chandra Lekharu, Dhing 
1971 Tirtha Nath Sarma, Makum 
1972 Hem Barua, Dhubri 
1973 Giridhar Sarma, Rangiya 
1974 Maheshwar Neog, Mangaldoi 
1975 Satyendra Nath Sarma, Titabor 
1976 Jagyneshwar Sarma, Tihu 
1977 Syed Abdul Malik, Abhayapuri 
1978 Prasannalal Choudhury, Golaghat 
1979 Atul Chandra Barua, Sualkuchi 
1980 Jatindra Nath Goswami, Raha 
1981 Sitanath Brahma Choudhury, Tinsukia 
1982 Sitanath Brahma Choudhury, Diphu 
1983 Birendra Kumar Bhattacaryya, Bongaigaon 
1985 Jogesh Das, Bihpuria 
1986 Biren Borkotoki, Kampur 
1987 Mahendra Bora, Pathsala 
1988 Kirthi Nath Hazarika, Hailakandi 
1989 Mahim Bora, Dumduma 
1990 Naba Kanta Barua, Bishwanath Chariali 
1991 Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi, Dhudhnoi 
1992 Lakshyadhar Choudhury, Goreshwar 
1993 Bhupen Hazarika, Sivasagar 
1994 Lila Gogoi, Morigaon 
1995 Hitesh Deka, Sarthebari 
1996 Laksminandan Bora, Bokakhat 
1997 Nagen Saikia, Bilashipara 
1998 Nagen Saikia, Howraghat 
1999 Chandra Prasad Saikia, Hajo 
2000 Chandra Prasad Saikia, Jorhat 
2001 Homen Borgohain, Dibrugarh 
2002 Homen Borgohain, Kalgachia 
2003 Birendra Nath Dutta, North Lakhimpur 
2004 Birendra Nath Dutta, Hojai 
2005 Kanak Sen Deka, Siphajhar 
2006 Kanak Sen Deka, Belsar 
2007 Kanak Sen Deka, Chapar 
2009 Rongbong Terang Dhemaji  
2011 Rongbong Terang Dergaon