#Assam | The fight for Assamese as the official language can be traced back to the 19th century during British rule, but it was only in 1960 when the movement gained momentum. Hundreds of Assamese students took to the streets to introduce Assamese as the official language of the state and among them, was Ranjit Borpujari who was the first martyr of the Assamese Language Movement in the state. Borpujari was a student of Cotton College when he participated in the movement to make Assamese the offi