Jatin Bala is a Bengali Dalit author born in Parhiyali, Manirampur,

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, 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.Singha, S. P., and Indranil Acharya. Survival and Other Stories: Bangla Dalit Fiction in Translation. 2012. New Delhi : Orient Blackswan, 2012.
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/ref> 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 Bangla () may refer to: *Bengali language, an eastern Indo-Aryan language *The endonym of Bengal, a geographical and ethno-linguistic region in South Asia *''Bangla-'', a prefix indicating Bangladesh *West Bengal, a state in eastern India, also kn ...

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