Assamese literature

Assamese literature অসমীয়া সাহিত্য
Assamese literature (by category) Assamese
Assamese literary history
History of Assamese literature
Assamese language authors
List of Assamese writers
Assamese writers
Dramatists & playwrights • Poets • Writers
Forms
Books – Poetry Ankia Naats - Bhaona – Borgeets – Buranjis
Institutions & awards
Assam Sahitya Sabha Assam Lekhika Samaroh Samiti Assam Ratna Assam Valley Literary Award Kamal Kumari National Award
Related portals Literature Portal India Portal
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Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes the literary works in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form and its cultural heritage and tradition. The literary heritage of the Assamese language can be traced back to the c. 9–10th century in the Charyapada, where the earliest elements of the language can be discerned.^[1]

Banikanta Kakati divides the history of Assamese literature into three prominent eras—Early Assamese, Middle Assamese and Modern Assamese^[2]—which is generally accepted.