Stories of Social Awakening

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• “Jatin Bala's world of story-writing has the depth and foundation in his being dalit, refugee and his poverty-stricken life. Combination of these factors constitute Jatin Bala's stories. Obviously his defiance to traditional and established values is very significant. Translation of these stories in English would help to reach this significance attributed to his stories in Bengali literature, undoubtedly to a larger audience.”
• --Arjun Dangle, writer, activist and the author of Poisoned Bread .
• “Noted dalit refugee writer, Jatin Bala through hiscaptivating stories contributessignificantly to the fields of dalit and refugee studies. His invaluable creations, take the readers along the intricate lanes and bye-lanes of the tumultuous lives of the force-displaced dalits – the worst victims of the Partition. …it reminds the readers, dalit refugees are after all not just refugees, but dalits as well. …The Editorhas indeed done a great job in editing this volume.”
• -- Debi Chatterjee, Ex-Professor of Jadavpur University and the Editor of Contemporary Voice of Dalit (Sage Publication).
• "A truly thought-provoking volume that contributes to filling a critical void.Inspiring."
• -- Elisabetta Marino, Faculty, University of Rome ‘ Tor Vergata’ , Italy.

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