It was founded under the presidency and leadership of Joy Bhadra Hagjer, at Basugaon, in the district of Goalpara, now in Chirang, Assam on 16 November 1952.

It consisted of representatives of Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Nepal in abroad.

Many early Bodo authors studied in schools and colleges, where medium of instruction was either Assamese or Bengali.

The 58th Annual Conference of Bodo Sahitya Sabha commenced with a three day long programme at Daimalu High School playground, Gohpur in Biswanath district of Assam on 22 January 2019.

Moreover, the Bodo Sahitya Sabha has to its credit a large number of books on prose, poetry, drama, short story, novel, biography, travelogue, children's literature & criticism.