Dhrubajyoti Borah

Dr Dhrubajyoti Borah is an Indian writer who writes in Assamese and English. A brilliant novelist, he has written more than 20 novels?big and small?on various aspects of human existence. Set in the lush green valleys, steaming forests, emerald tea plantations, and rolling hills of Assam, his novels tell the stories of the youths in angst, of groups who struggle to bring about a more just society, and of women who search for true meaning of life amidst trials and tribulations. Many of his writings are viewed through the eyes of the subaltern and marginalized stratum, whose entire lives are a yearning for emancipation from social and political forces that seek to subdue them. Seeped with the essence of contemporaneous history and the historical experience of the people, Dr Borah?s exploration of postcolonial ethos and angst is masterly. His voice is urgent and genuine, with a rare universal appeal.