It was on the February 15, 1967 is a sacred day in the in the history of Bodo community, the All Bodo Students' Union, shortly known as ABSU was founded uniting all the students community of the Bodo people living in India and abroad. Some protagonist and thinkers of Bodo nationalism of the period conceived the idea to unite the Bodo under a single banner with a view to developing mutual relationship and bond of unity among the Bodo community. The question of protection of identity actually came up at that time in the minds of the Bodo intellegentsia which was endangered by the unholy policy of assimilation of the then chauvinistic group of Assamese ruling clique. If we look back to the recent past history of the Bodos, it is always found that the Bodos never compromised their identity and never allowed others to denigrate their dignity. They always tried to protect and preserve their rich culture, language, literature and colourful tradition keeping pace with the developing of human civilization. But during the first five decades of the 20th century, the Bodo community was close to its extinction i.e. the identity of the Bodos was about to be disappeared from the world due to the silent cultural aggression made by the so-called powerful and advanced culture of Assam. Fighting against the aggressor to save the identity and the existence of the Bodos became an urgent necessity (of the time) during that period. It was the only reason for which ABSU recived its birth, and since then the same organisation marched forward without looking back having an ultimate aim to establish the Bodos as distinct nationality in the world.

The ABSU is an organization of Bodo community as a whole to day. It has the committees in West Bengal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, New Delhi, Kolkata and Pune apart from Assam and also in Nepal and Bangladesh abroad. The emergence of ABSU is the beginning of the emergence of political consciousness among the Bodos as well as the tribals of Assam. The first tribal political party also came into being in 1967 only under the initiative of the ABSU. It has a big role in the awakening of linguistic and socio-culture movement of plains tribal people of Assam and some part of India.

Irony of the fact is that though ABSU was a known as completely non-political students' body, it was compelled to lead some movement with political nature. During the period of 1972 to 1980 the ABSU led the land restoration movement to get back the lands from illegal immigrants who illegally occupied tribals' land in tribal belts and block area with the help of the then corrupt and anti tribal officers. The union was closely associated with every activity of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS). It took an active part in the language movement and the script movement of the Sabha in sixties and seventies respectively.

In 1986, the ABSU led a direct political movement demanding a Separate State for the Bodos and other plain tribal people of Assam which is popularly known as the Bodoland Movement. This movement was the greatest ever mass upsurge and human struggle in the modern history of the Bodos for their constitutional and human rights where the protection and the preservation of the Bodo's identity, language, culture and tradition were given priority.

The ABSU has been widely recognized around the world today. (6) It also has been capable to represent the great Bodos in the world. In the process of building the Bodo nationality, the ABSU has thirty-four years long history of struggle and sacrifice which have already elevated the status and dignity of the community upto a reasonable level. Again today also the ABSU has the resolution and the strong determination to protect, preserve and uplift the Bodos overcoming all odds and challenges in centuries to come where the history of defeat and compromise shall have no place. The All Bodo Students' Union, formed on 15th February, 1967 at Kokrajhar Tribal Rest House is a strong student organization pledged to fight for the well being of the Bodos of Assam and else where. Since 1967, the ABSU has been struggling for equal socio-political right and autonomy for the Bodos and other tribes. It supported the PTCA for creation of separate Udayachal but withdrew its support from the PTCA's movement for statehood. It launched an independent mass movement from 2nd March, 1987 on the basis of the 92 Point Charter of demands submitted to the then Assam Chief Minister on the 1st of the January, 1987 and to the then Prime Minister of India, Home Minister and President of India around 22nd to the 30th of the January, 1987. The movement gained momentum under the leadership of Upendra Nath Brahma, who passed away on the 1st of May, 1990. Bodo Accord was signed on 20th of February, 1993 and the Bodoland Autonomous Council was formed. The ABSU, however, reiterated its demand for statehood and launched a fresh movement which is still going on.