Jatin Bala

Jatin Bala is a Dalit author who was born Parhiyali, Manirampur in Jessore in the then East Pakistan on 5 May 1949.

One of his stories, "On firm ground", is included in translation in Survival and Other Stories: Bangla Dalit Fiction in Translation. 2012.^[1]

Works

• Jeebaner Naam Jantrana (The name of Life is Pain) A poetry anthology
• Minati Keu Rakheni (Nobody Has Kept Request) A poetry anthology
• Nepo Nidhan Parba (Nepo Slain Episode) Selected short stories
• Gondir Bandhe Bhangan (Dissolution in the Barrage of Circle) Selected short stories
• Aamriter Jiban Kotha (Life of Elixir) A Novel
• Dalita Sahitya Aandalan (Dalit Literary Movement) A collection of research articles
• Bastu Badi Motua Aandalan (Materialistic Motua Movement) - A collection of research articles
• Satya Aannetion (In Search of Truth) A collection of research articles
• Vanga Banglar Dui Mukha (Two faces of Broken Bengal)- a collection of short stories
• Aamar Shabdai Shanita Astra (My Words as Sharpened Weapon) - An anthology of poems
• Shikarh Chhenrha Jeeban(Root*severing Life)-An autobiographical novel
• A Verse as a Sharpened Weapon - A translation of his poetry anthology from Bengali by Satya Debnath
• Samaj Chetanar Galpo (The Story of Consciousness of Society)
• Itihasher Aloke Sri Hari Guruchand o Matua Aandalan (Sri Hari Guruchand in the light of History and Matua Movement) *A collection of research articles

Awards

• Nitish Smriti Sahitya Award
• Kobi Nikhilesh Smriti Award
• Sahittyik Moni Mondal Smriti Award
• Dabdaha Patrika Award
• Ambedkar Literary Award by The University of Calcutta

References

1. 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