The Indian League was founded by Sisir Kumar Ghosh in 1875. The Indian Association was founded by Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose in 1876. The Assam Association, founded in 1903, had Manik Chandra Baruah as its first secretary and a leading figure. The Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha was founded by Jagannath Baruah in 1884.