Dhrubajyoti Bora

Dhrubajyoti Bora
Born	1955 Shillong
Nationality	Indian
Other names	DJB
Occupation	Doctor
Known for	Writer, Novelist

Dhrubajyoti Bora (aka Dhruba Jyoti Borah) is an Assamese writer based in Guwahati and is a doctor^[1] by profession. A literary career spanning around three decades, he has published many critically acclaimed works of non-fiction and fiction. He also write travelogue.

Career

He is one of the most powerful voices in contemporary Assamese literature. He has published novels these are Kalantarar Gadya (Prose of Tempest), Tejor Andhar(Darkness of Blood) and Arth (Meaning), a trilogy based on tragedy of Assam have been acknowledged as major literary creations.^[2] His major non-fiction work includes a monograph on the medieval peasant struggle (Moamoria Uprising) of Assam, a study of the development of the Assamese language. He has written on history and social issues and literature. His books on the history of the Second World War, the French Revolution and a two volume on the Russian Revolution are the first books in Assamese. His fictions are translated into Hindi, English, Bengali, Malayalam and Bodo. Katha Ratnakar (2007)^[3] is based on the situation of dalits in Assam and the lives of kaivartyas.^[4]

He edits the academic research quarterly Yaatra : The Journal of Assamese Literature and Culture^[5]. He is now working as a Principal of Jorhat Medical College.^[1]

Historical narratives

• Ruch Mohabiblob
• Ditiyo Bishwajudho

Novels

• 1987 Bhok(collection of two novels in Assamese, Journal Emporium, Nalbari)
• 1990 Loha(historical Novel based on mediaeval iron industry of Assam, Student Stories, Guwahati, 1990)
• 1994 Yatrik Aru Annanya( Banalata Publishers, Guwahati)
• 1997 Kalantadarar Gadya (Prose of Tempest, first in the trilogy, Students' Stores, Guwahati)
• Tejor Endhar (second part of the trilogy)
• 2003 Artha (third part of the trilogy)
• 2007 Katha-Ratnakar

Awards

• 2001 Ambikagiri Raychoudhury Award of Asom Sahitya Sabha for his novel Kalantarar Gadya.
• 2009 Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Katha-Ratnakar.^[6][7]

See also

Novels portal

• Assamese literature

References

1. ^ ^{a b} His workss on Assam Tribune
2. ^ His works
3. ^ Sahitya Akademi Award
4. ^ Foundation Saarc writers
5. ^ Katha Ratnakar
6. ^ Sahitya Akademi Award
7. ^ Sahitya Akademi Award

External links

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