Non Fiction writers in Assam have always been active in steering debates and spreading knowledge, discovering the new and discarding the obsolete. Books that may be describes as collection of essays are a regular feature in the publishing circle. Banikanta Kakoti, Krishnakanta Handique, Surya Kanta Bhuyan are some of the shining names in the Non Fiction arena of 19th and early 20th centuries, while Dr. Hiren Gohain, Sibanth Barman heralded a new era in the late 20th century and this era witnesses a new flurry of Non Fiction writers in Assam.