Assam's Trailblazers: Celebrating Historic Firsts

15May,2024

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Cotton College: Cotton University (formerly known as Cotton College) is a public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established in 2017 by the provisions of an Act from the Assam Legislative Assembly which merged Cotton College State University and Cotton College.

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First College

In 1899, the Assam Oil Company was formed to take up the oil interest in the Digboi-Makum area and in 1901, Asia's first oil refinery, the Digboi Refinery was established with capacity to refine nearly 500 barrels of oil a day.

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First Oil Refinery

Gauhati High Court: The Gauhati High Court formerly known as the High Court of Assam was established on 5th April, 1948. It was inaugurated by H.J. Kania, the then Chief Justice of India. Sir R.F.

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First High Court

Gauhati Bank: Gauhati Bank Ltd established in 1926 was the first private bank of the people of Assam. Somewhere between 1915 and 1920, twelve Assamese personalities established the tea company Bahadur Tea Estate in Tinsukia.

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First Bank

Mission Press: Although Guwahati got its first press only in 1872, Assam's first printing press was established by American Baptist Missionary at Sibsagar in January 1846. The press published the first Assamese magazine or monthly paper, 'Orunodoi', that was dedicated mostly to religion, science and general intelligence.

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First Printing Press

Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health:  The LGBRIMH was initially set up as Tezpur Lunatic Asylum under the British Government in April, 1876. In 1922 the hospital was renamed as Tezpur Mental Hospital.

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First Mental Hospital