Bijoy Debbarma

Bijoy Debbarma
Debbarma in 2023
Born (1962-01-12) 12 January 1962 (age 64)
Bijoypur, Cachar, Assam
EducationNorth Eastern Regional Medical College (MBBS)
AIIMS, Delhi (MD)
Occupations
Writing career
Notable works
  • Longtoraini Ekolobya (1998)
  • Dolai Twima Naro (2008)
Notable awards
  • Radhamohan Thakur Memorial Award
  • Shyamlal Debbarma Mukumu Award
  • Bhismadev Bhattacharjee Literary Award

Bijoy Debbarma (born 12 January 1962) is an Indian poet, novelist, and activist from the Northeastern state of Tripura. He writes in Kokborok language and is known for his poetry collection including Longtraini Ekolobya (1998) and the novel Dolai Twima Naro (2008). His works are now included and taught in the Kokborok literature curriculum of central universities and colleges.

Early life and education

Bijoy Debbarma was born on 12 January 1962 to a Tiprasa father Dharmarai Debbarma and a Dimasa mother Pritirani Barman in Bijoypur situated at the bank of Jathinga River, Cachar District of Assam. His father Dharmarai was a political activist while his mother Pritirani who had a connection to the royal family of Dimasa Kingdom was a poet. After his birth, the family resided in Tripura and was brought up at Maharani Village, Kamalpur under Dhalai District.

Debbarma pursued MBBS from the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal and later acquired MD from AIIMS, Delhi in ophthalmology. Debbarma is also an ophthalmologist and worked as a medical officer in the Health Department of Tripura Government. He was also the former president of the Tripura State Medical Council (TSMC). His elder brother is the Kokborok composer, poet, activist and writer Bikashrai Debbarma.

Literary activities

Bijoy Debbarma is currently the president of the Kokborok literary organisation Kokborok Tei Hukumu Mission (KOHM). The organisation focuses on promotkng the development and preservation of Kokborok literature, Tiprasa culture, tradition, and its heritage.

Writings

Poetry

Novel

Short stories

References

  1. ↑ "Our Contributors". Indian Literature. 69 (5 (349)): 229–232. 2025. ISSN 0019-5804. Bijoy Debbarma is a Kokborok writer and poet with multiple publications to his credit, including a compilation of Kokborok folk tales
  2. ↑ "Executive Member - Kokborok Tei Hukumu Mission". 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  3. ↑ News Desk, TC (2025-01-20). "Kokborok Day celebrated at ICFAI University - Tripura Chronicle". tripurachronicle.in. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  4. ↑ "Tribal Poets' Meet, Kokborok Poetry Readings on 23 July 2020" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi.
  5. ↑ Singha, Shukla (2017). "Review Article: The Fragrant Joom Revisited: A Translation of Kokborok Poetry in English by Ashes Gupta". Rupkatha Journal. This 'revisited' anthology which runs to a total of one hundred and forty-four pages includes the poetry (written mostly in free/ blank verse) of nineteen eminent poets of the state who write in Kokborok. Many of these poets such as Chandrakanta Murasingh, Nandakumar Debbarma, Shefali Debbarma, Bijoy Debbarma etc. have been published in important anthologies on north-east writings published by NEHU (2003), Penguin Books (2009) and Oxford University Press (2011).
  6. ↑ Singha, Shukla (2016). "Eco-critical Concerns in Kokborok Poetry from Tripura: A Reading of Select Texts in English Translation".
  7. ↑ Mukherjee, Arun Kumar. The Fireflies Kindle Their Lights To Seek Darkness: Scripting Ecological Concern in Some Select Poets of North-East India (PDF). Boston Research Journals LLC.
  8. ↑ "Yamroksa Ni Kothoma by Dr Bijoy Debbarma – Asian Press Books – Publisher Delhi Kolkata". asianpressbooks.com. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  9. ↑ Today, North East (2026-06-09). "Tripura: Former TSMC President Dr Bijoy Debbarma Condemns Assembly Chief Whip Kalyani Saha Roy's Conduct Towards Doctor - Northeast Today". Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  10. ↑ "Former TSMC President Dr Bijoy Debbarma slams MLA Kalyani Saha Roy's public humiliation of doctor - Tripura Chronicle". tripurachronicle.in. 2026-06-09. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  11. ↑ "Hindi, Roman or Bengali in Northeast: A Kokborok row plays to a familiar script". The Indian Express. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  12. ↑ "Kokborok Tei Hukumu Mission To Observe Feb 21 As 'Srai Srai Kokborok Sal' In Tripura - Aguli". 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  13. ↑ Debbarma, Anuprava (2023-02-21). "How to revitalise a dying language?". Adivasi Lives Matter. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  14. ↑ Debbarma, Bijoy (2025). "Riddles". Indian Literature. 69 (5 (349)): 120–120. ISSN 0019-5804.
  15. ↑ "Our Contributors". Indian Literature. 49 (5 (229)): 233–239. 2005. ISSN 0019-5804.
  16. ↑ Debbarma, Bijoy (2022). Yamroksa Ni Kothoma [The Tales of Yamroksa] (in ISO 639-3: trp) (1st ed.). Tripura: Asian Press Books (published 1 January 2022). ISBN 978-93-92288-42-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)