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Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia wrote three autobiographies which have mirrored not only the persona of the man but also the prevailing social, political, economic and cultural ambience of his times. Among these, Mur Xoixob, Mur Koixhor (Saikia: 2002) is a depiction of his childhood and teenage years. Dr. Saikia had the habit of writing a journal regularly. Later, pages from his journal have been published in the Assamese fortnightly Prantik, under a heading named Sesh Pristha, which gained immense popularity. Edited versions of his personal diaries from 1983 to 1990 have been published as a book called Jiwan-Rekha (Saikia: 2002). On the other hand, the storyteller in Dr. Saikia has very lucidly written his last autobiography called Jeevan Britta (Saikia: 2003) or Circle of Life. Dr. Saikia, in the introductory pages of this book, says that 鈥榣ife seems to him like a circle, wherein as one approaches the endpoint of it, one is drawn closer to the beginning of the string, the childhood鈥�. Very joyfully beginning with his childhood memories, he narrates the ups and downs of his life with grace and honesty in Jeevan Britta, making it a worth read not only for the admirers of his creative genius but also for others who want to understand his life philosophy.

The book entitled Bhabendra Nath Saikiar Chalachitra is actually a reportage on movies of Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia, compiled and edited by Pabitra Kumar Deka (Deka: 2004). It includes a rare collection of reportage and critical writings on those films which were published long back when the films were in the news. In addition, the plot summary, cast and crew details, posters, photographs and parts from the original screenplays of all the films made by Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia makes the book historically significant. The book proved to be of immense help for the researcher in preparing the core of the study.

Apart from the above, ardent admirers of Dr. Saikia have been writing essays on different aspects of his life and creations. One such book is Jiwane Aka Rekha by Rabendra Kumar Das (Das: 2019), which is a collection of essays written on different chapters of Dr. Saikia鈥檚 life. On the other hand renowned film critic and filmmaker Utpal Dutta has painstakingly collected some of the rare essays, one act plays and stories of Dr. Saikia in an elaborate anthology called Chai Dasakar Gadya (Saikia: 2003). This book deserves a special mention here because it has included Dr. Saikia鈥檚 writings on his own film craft, which proved to be of much help to the researcher.

In order to look into the adaptation of literature into films, two books namely, Galpa Aru Shilpa (Saikia: 1998) and Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikiar Galpa Samagra (Saikia: 2006) provided the researcher with all the necessary literary sources including all the stories adapted into films by Dr. Saikia.

The researcher also went through digital sources for reference, such as research journals, unpublished PhD theses and research papers related to cinema, the links for which have been provided in the bibliography section. Scholars like Minakshi Dutta have been relentlessly working in different dimensions of Dr. Saikia鈥檚 cinema. 

Unpublished theses consulted by the researcher include鈥�

Thematic and stylistic elements of the Assamese films of Bhabendra Nath Saikia by Minakshi Dutta (Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India),
Portrayal of Women in Satyajit Ray鈥檚 cinema鈥擜 Critical Analysis by Sandipa Das (Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India),
Tradition, Transition and Transformation: A Study in concepts of myth, identity and subjectivity in selected Indian films by Manmeet Kaur (Panjab University, Chandigarh, India),

The researcher also went through several research articles, lectures, and other web-links to dig deeper into the subject. 

Significant research articles studied by the researcher include鈥�

-) Myth in constructing contemporary Indian identity in popular Hindi film:The case of Ashutosh Gowariker by Deimantas Valan i nas (Valan i nas: 2008);
-) Assamese Cinematic Narratives: The Changing Landscape by Bharati Bharali (Bharali: 2020);
-) Screening the Urban: An Analysis of the Urban Life and Subjectivities in the Assamese Films of Bhabendra Nath Saikia and Jahnu Barua by Minakshi Dutta (Dutta: 2016);
-) A Reading of Bhabendra Nath Saikia's Films from Feminist Lens by Minakshi Dutta (Dutta: 2020);
-) Class in the Assamese Film Sandhyarag (1977): An Analysis by Minakshi Dutta and Rana Sharma (Dutta & Sharma: 2013);
-) Union with Nature: Prakriti and sovereignty in Aravindan's Kanchana Sita written by Usha Zacharias and published in Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology compiled and edited by Paula Richman (Richman ed: 2008);
-) 19th Nehru Memorial Lecture (26 October 1995) on The Indian Film Industry and Popular Cinema by Shyam Benegal (Benegal: 1995);
-) Value of Changing forms: Indian Folktales from Colonialism to Bollywood by Sadhana Naithani (Naithani: 2008);
-) The Folk Process through New Media by Joycee James (James: 2010);
-) Charisma of Figurative Language in Folklore Adaptations: A Case Study of Dilemma And Paheli by Dr. Apara Tiwari (Tiwari: 2017);
-) Folklore and Contemporary Mass Media: An Assessment with Special Reference to Sri Lanka by Darshana Liyanage (Liyanage: 2013).