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Development Of Media In Assam
Newspapers
Background
The first printing press in Assam was established by the American Baptist
Missionaries in 1836 at Sadiya, a little village in the eastern-most point of the river
Brahmaputra
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Several newspapers
and magazines are related with many revolutionary phases of Assamese society and literature
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The first Assamese newspaper (news magazine) Orunodoi was published in 1846
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With the colonial touch of the Western Civilization, newspaper service started almost at the
same time in the three neighbouring states Assam, Bengal and Orissa
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Besides fulfilling the objectives of newspaper
and magazine together, Orunodoi was a precursor of Assamese grammar, dictionary, drama, poem,
various types of articles and school books
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The structure
of Assamese language and way of expression changed too and all these together brought a new
rhythm to AssameseThough the Missionaries had come from a different place with different
cultural background yet they prepared here the ground for a new era and a kind of renaissance with
all their generosity and finer feelings
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On one hand Orunodoi had tried to establish Assamese
language and literature by giving it a proper structure and form, on the other hand it tried to awake
a conscience about education and culture among the people who were concerned with academic
and cultural progress of Assam
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In 1846, the
editor of Orunodoi was Dr Nathan Brown and it was published from Sivasagar Mission Press
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The publication of Orunodoy became irregular since 1882 and at last it was

shut down in 1882
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With the advent of desk top publishing and offset printing in the 1980s, Assam’s newspaper and
magazine publication scenario underwent a radical change
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On this day of writing this article,
Guwahati is the publication place for as many as ten Assamese and five English dailies
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The English dailies from Guwahati include
The Assam Tribune, The Sentinel, The Telegraph, The Hills Times and Times of India
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The English daily
The Sentinel also accommodates feature articles in Bodo language, once a week

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