Role of Arunodoi in the Background of Nineteenth Century's Colonial Assam

Abstract

The birth and development of journalism in Assam may be traced back to the introduction of the first printing press by the American Baptists. In 1846 they published the first printed magazine cum newspaper in colonial Assam, named Arunodoi. In this paper an attempt has been made to have a look at the contemporary condition of colonial Assam (Nineteenth Century) and the response of this newspapers towards several burning topics of that period. It also tries to analyze  how much did Arunodoi get success in bringing awakening among the masses and what role did it play in cultural renaissance that took place in colonial Assam in the Nineteenth Century.