Legislative Council in 1926, was mainly inspired by this ambition.
The next phase in the life of Mr. Goswami was his association with Sir Asutosh Mookerjee. Being the foremost antiquarian of Assam his name was already known in literary circles in Bengal. He was one of the chief promoters of the Bangiya Anushilan Sabha of Gauhati, established with the avowed object of disseminating knowledge of the history and literature of Assam. One chief achievement of the Sabha was the popularisation in Bengal of the story of the martyred Assamese princess Jaymati. This Sabha is still existing in the shape of the Gauhati branch of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishat. Mr. Goswami read papers in Bengali on Chaitanya's visit to Assam and on the antiquities of Kamakhya. His home was the resort of all Bengali scholars who came to Gauhati on flying visits. Mr. Goswami had seen Sir Asutosh on several occasions at Bhowanipore. When the latter came to visit the colleges of Gauhati in March, 1918, as a member of the Calcutta University Commission, he found an opportunity of further extending his scheme of publishing typical selections from Indian literatures, and selected Mr. Goswami to undertake the Assamese section of the work. 'The whole scheme was discussed by the Senate of the Calcutta University in August, 1918, and Mr. Goswami obtained formal appointment for the work on an honorarium of Rs. 2,000. The University subsequently sanctioned a grant of Rs. 400 for copying the selections from original manuscripts, books and periodicals. After some correspondence with Sir Asutosh Mookerjee, Mr. Goswami settled upon a definite plan of work dividing Assamese literature into six periods. He was fully occupied with this work for more than three years. This gigantic work was carried out in addition to his heavy duties as Extra Assistant Commissioner. The manuscript of the Typical Selections was handed over to the University towards the end of 1921. It was approved by the University, but difficulty arose
