Jatin Bala

Jatin Bala
Jatin Bala
Born	5 May 1949 (age 77); Jessore, Bangladesh erstwhile East Pakistan
Occupations	Poet & Author

Jatin Bala is a Bengali Dalit author born in Parhiyali, Manirampur, Jessore, then part of East Pakistan, on 5 May 1949. Notably, his narrative titled "On Firm Ground" has been incorporated into the anthology "Survival and Other Stories: Bangla Dalit Fiction in Translation," published in 2012. He has produced an extensive body of work in the Bengali language, gaining renown for his exploration of Dalit issues in the Bengal region.

Works

Poetry

Jeebaner Naam Jantrana (The name of Life is Pain)
Minati Keu Rakheni (Nobody Has Kept Request)
Aamar Shabdai Shanita Astra (My Words as Sharpened Weapon)
A Verse as a Sharpened Weapon (Translated into English by Satya Debnath)

Short Story

Nepo Nidhan Parba (Nepo Slain Episode)
Gondir Bandhe Bhangan (Dissolution in the Barrage of Circle)
Vanga Banglar Dui Mukha (Two faces of Broken Bengal)
Samaj Chetanar Galpo
Stories of Social Awakening: Reflections of Dalit Refugee Lives of Bengal (translated from Bangla into English by Jaydeep Sarangi)

Novel

Aamriter Jiban Kotha (Life of Elixir)
Shikarh Chhenrha Jeeban(Root Severing Life) (Autobiographical)

Research Articles

Dalita Sahitya Aandalan (Dalit Literary Movement)
Bastu Badi Motua Aandalan (Materialistic Motua Movement)
Satya Aannetion (In Search of Truth)
Itihasher Aloke Sri Hari Guruchand o Matua Aandalan (Sri Hari Guruchand in the light of History and Matua Movement)

References

↑ Sarangi, Jaydeep (July–August 2014). "Interview: Jaydeep Sarangi in Conversation with Jatin Bala: An Account of Refugee Dalit Life" (PDF). Lingaya's International Refereed Journal of English Language & Literature. 1–17 (II: Marginalization). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ Singha, S. P., and Indranil Acharya. Survival and Other Stories: Bangla Dalit Fiction in Translation. 2012. New Delhi : Orient Blackswan, 2012. ISBN 9788125045106 WorldCat item record

[1] Sarangi, Jaydeep (July–August 2014). "Interview: Jaydeep Sarangi in Conversation with Jatin Bala: An Account of Refugee Dalit Life" (PDF). Lingaya's International Refereed Journal of English Language & Literature. 1–17 (II: Marginalization). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[2] Singha, S. P., and Indranil Acharya. Survival and Other Stories: Bangla Dalit Fiction in Translation. 2012. New Delhi : Orient Blackswan, 2012. ISBN 9788125045106 WorldCat item record

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Jatin Bala
Born	(1949-05-05) 5 May 1949 (age 77) Jessore, Bangladesh erstwhile East Pakistan
Occupations	Poet & Author