President Elected: Dr. Monoranjan Bezboruah
Secretary Elected: Mrs. Jharna Bezboruah
Outgoing President: Gayatree Siddhanta Sarma
Outgoing Secretary: Dr. Chandrasekhar Sarma

The Annual General Body Meeting (GBM) of the Assam Sahitya Sabha, North America (ASSNA) was duly held on July 2, 2011 afternoon. The meeting was presided over by the President, Mrs. Gayatree S. Sarma, aided by the Vice President, Dr. Chandrasekhar Sarma.The well- attended meeting saw the release of the Luitor Pora Mississippi (LPM) magazine, the primary mouthpiece of the Assam Association of North America (AANA), as is the usual practice during the annual Assam Convention. This Convention was the 32nd Assam Convention, and it was held in the Marriott Resort Gateway, Crestwood (a suburb of the city of Chicago), Illinois.

In her Annual Speech, the President apprised the attendees of the various activities that the Sabha undertook for the past year, and spoke about the special tribute that the LPM pays to the departing member of the community, Dr. Kamna Das. The LPM was dedicated to Dr. Kamna Das.

Dr. Ishwar Chakravarty read out his stirring poems, and all in attendance partook of the great feelings hearing them. Dr. Kripa Nath Bora spoke about the genesis of the LPM and as to how the name was selected, and as to how from that modest beginning the LPM has come to attain a stature of its own!
New office bearers were duly elected for the 2011-2013 term. Keeping with the tradition, the responsibility is entrusted to a couple, and Dr. Monoranjan Bezboruah and Mrs. Jharna Bezboruah took over as the President and the Vice President for the term.

General discussion also included as to the efficacy of beginning an effort to collect all our aphorisms and “sayings”, in which Assamese language can claim a place second to none! Dr. Surabhi Kakaty informed the meeting about the good news that “Dakar Basans” has been collected and printed recently. The meeting also discussed the efficacy of an effort to translate the living legend, Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s songs and other writings into English so that the World outside can also share the nectar, and stand amazed at an artist’s agony and ecstacy in noting the common man’s struggle through life and living!
A vote of thanks was extended for the outgoing office bearers, and the meeting ended with the singing of Assam’s state song – O Mor Apoonar Desh!