Notably, South-East Asia’s first Braille dictionary is an Assamese dictionary, ‘Hemkosh’ which was also the first Assamese dictionary, edited by Hemchandra Baruah in the 19th century.Īssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal were also present during the occasion.Ībout ‘Hemkosh’: The first Assamese language dictionary, ‘Hemkosh’, was compiled by Late Hemchandra Baruah in the last part of the 19th century, and was published four years later after his demise. Guwahati: After more than 125 years, Braille version of ‘Hemkosh’ has been conceptualized and published by the Editor of Asomiya Pratidin, Jayanta Baruah, and was formally presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the national capital on Wednesday by Jayanta Baruah.
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