CONTENTS: List of Illustrations, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Buranjis: The Written Past, A Landmark Year: 1829, Modern Historiography of Assam, History as Mnemonic Pattern: The Tale of Princess Jaymati, History and Nation, Conclusion, Appendix I. Correspondence of Surya Kumar Bhuyan, Appendix II. Personal Files of Surya Kumar Bhuyan, Appendix III. Updated List of Works by Surya Kumar Bhuyan, Appendix IV. Books, Articles, and Notes on Hemchandra Goswami, Appendix V. Assamese Historians and Their Works, Appendix VI. Photographs, Bibliography, Index.