The Telegraph

Experts question roots of 'modern' Assamese - Reprint of Nathan Brown's original 1848 grammar creates flutter in the state's literary circles

Jorhat, July 18: The reprint of Rev. Nathan Brown’s Grammatical Notices of the Assamese Language (1848), released on July 9, has revealed the multiple “surgeries” and distortions the simpler original ...
Indiatimes

First Assamese grammar book found at US varsity

JORHAT: The first Assamese grammar book, compiled by reverend Nathan Brown, has been recovered from the library of the University of California, US. “We found the 163-year-old first book of grammar ...
The Telegraph

Sabha yet to keep its promise of grammar book - Former Asam Sahitya Sabha president delivers lecture on literary body’s role in growth of language

April 27: The Asam Sahitya Sabha is yet to publish an Assamese grammar book, which it had promised during its formative years. Former president of the literary body Nagen Saikia today said Rai Bahadur ...
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Shifting linguistic identity: Evolution of the Assamese Department at Calcutta University

In 1826, the English East India Company annexed Assam and integrated it into the Bengal Presidency. By 1836, Bengali was declared the official language and later became the medium of instruction.