Asom Sahitya Sabha : The most important literary and literature and culture. Its first meeting and convention was held on 26th December, 1917, under the presidentship of Padmanath Gohain Baruah. At that time it was held under the banner of Sodou Asom Sahitya Sanmilani. On 5th May of 1924, it was registered as ‘Asom Sahitya Sabha’ and the earlier name was formally changed in 1944. The head office of Sabha is in Jorhat and branch offices are located in Guwahati,Diphu and Dhuburi.
The main aim and objectives of the Asom Sahitya Sabha is to help and develop Assamese language-literature,culture and Assamese local language-culture. The present emblem of Asom Sahitya Sabha was accepted on 28th October 1960. The emblem was drawn by Jugal Das. The emblem is like this: an earthen lamp over a book written on the bark of sanchi tree is placed on a wooden stand Thoga, and encircled by these words Chiro Senehi Mor Bhasha Janani, and a star in the beneath. In The base of the wooden stand its written ‘Assam Sahitya Sabha.
The first stanza of Asom Sangeet composed by Lakhsminath Bezbaroa is used as the flag hosting song of Asom Sahitya Sabha. The song Chiro Senehi Mor Bhasha Janani composed by Mitradeb Mahanta, is used as the beginning of the ceremony and O Mor Aponar Desh composed by Lakhsminath Bezbaroa used as the wrapping up song.
In 1933, Asom Sahitya Sabha published an Assamese dictionary Chandrakanta Abhidhan. Asom Sahitya Sabha already published more than 250 valuable books related to Assamese language-literature and culture alongwith first Assamese children encyclopedia (Sishu Gyankosh). Moreover Asom Sahitya Sabha publishes a magazine Asom Sahitya Sabha Patrika from 1926.
From 2001, Asom Sahitya Sabha undertook a project to publish a series of Assamese subject-encyclopedia. Accordingly till date eleven volumes including Science, Literature, History, Sociology, Culture etc. has been published. The project of publishing encyclopedias on all subjects will be completed on the ceremony of Asom Sahitya Sabha’s centennial celebration or before that.
With its own constitution, emblem and song, Asom Sahitya Sabha is a full-fledged organisation, with yearly conventions in various parts of Assam (now the convention is held in a gap of two years). Till now there have been 83 conventions, and one president is elected for each of the convention. The presidents are of high rank who have contributed tremendously in the field of literature in Assam