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Jatin Bala

b. 1949

Bangladeshi Indian writer

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Born 1949. Jatin Bala is a Bangladeshi and Indian writer.

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)

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Who is Jatin Bala?

Bangladeshi Indian writer

When was Jatin Bala born?

Jatin Bala was born on 5 May 1949 in Jashore.

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Jatin Bala is a writer.

What nationality is Jatin Bala?

Jatin Bala is Bangladeshi and Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jatin Bala

· Wikidata: Q18110101

· DBpedia: Jatin Bala

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