Asam Sahitya Sabha

Asam Sahitya Sabha

Question : Which of the following state’s oldest literary organisation recently goes digital, rolls out archive of old books ?
a. Assam
b. Gujarat
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu
Ans. a.
Related facts —

  • Asam Sahitya Sabha(ASS), the oldest literary-cultural organisation of Assam, on February 13 started its digital journey by launching an archive of old books, a YouTube channel and a Facebook page.
  • The ASS is a century-old organisation.
  • It also decided to upload Assamese folk tales on various audio apps.
  • At an event here, CU Vice-Chancellor B C Goswami inaugurated the digital archive, which at present contains around 500 ancient and valuable books and journals.
  • CU stands for Cotton University. It is a public state university located in Guwahati, Assam.

By – Pankaj Pandey

Link:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/assams-oldest-literary-organisation-goes-digital-rolls-out-archive-of-old-books/articleshow/89556598.cms