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Jayanta Madhab Bora

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Jayanta Madhab Bora
Born19 August 1970
Dergaon, Golaghat district
OccupationWriter, novelist
LanguageAssamese language
CitizenshipIndian
EducationMaster's Degree in physics and B.Ed degree
Alma materJorhat Science College
Dibrugarh University
Notable worksMoriahola
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award in 2017 & B. R. Ambedkar Literature National Award in 2019

Jayanta Madhab Bora (জয়ন্ত মাধৱ বৰা) is an Assamese novelist who was awarded with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017 for Moriahola.[1][2][3]

The novel is set against the backdrop of the hamlet Moriahola that got submerged in the Brahmaputra.The author did research on materials collected on the socio-economic crisis of the village and the villagers for 25 years from 1985.

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References

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  1. ^ "Sahitya Akademi award for four Northeast writers". NORTHEAST NOW. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Awards Recipients". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ "অসমীয়া উপন্যাস সাহিত্যলৈ সুখবৰ : জয়ন্ত মাধৱ বৰাৰ". NORTHEAST NOW (Assamese). 21 December 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2019.