Team Blitz India
GUWAHATI: Frayed yellow pages of rare Assamese books and journals, dating back to the 19th century, are getting a new lease of life with nearly three lakh pages digitised so far as part of a project initiated by a trust to preserve the literary treasure trove for future.
Assam’s first newspaper ‘Orunodoi’ and literary classics like ‘Banhi’, ‘Abahan’ and ‘Ramdhenu’ are among 161 journals, which have already been uploaded on a portal.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who formally launched the portal on May 11, said the project would go a long way in enriching Assamese literature.
Noted Assamese litterateur late Nanda Talukdar had a huge collection of rare journals and books in his library, which was opened to the public after his death.
