Jatin Bala[1] 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.[2]
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)
See also
References
- ↑ Interview: Jaydeep Sarangi in Conversation with Jatin Bala: An Account of Refugee Dalit Life. Lingaya's International Refereed Journal of English Language & Literature (LIRJELL)({Template:Date).
- ↑ Singha, S. P., and Indranil Acharya. Survival and Other Stories: Bangla Dalit Fiction in Translation. 2012. New Delhi : Orient Blackswan, 2012. Template:ISBN WorldCat item record