About The Author

Dr. Jayanta Das is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of English in JDSG College, Bokakhat, Golaghat, Assam, currently also serving as the Coordinator of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of the same college. Dr. Das is an alumnus of Gauhati Univeristy from which he obtained his Masters in English Literature, Bachelor of Law and his Doctoral Research Degree (Ph.D). He also did his Master of Philosophy in English from MKU, Tamil Nadu. He has done a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from Indira Gandhi National Open University, besides a Certificate Course on Right to Information from Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad.

 Dr. Das has already published two books- Glimpses of Karbi Literature and Culture and a translation of Kahlil Gibran’s The Wanderer into Assamese titled “Pothikjon” published in collaboration with Puwoti Sahitya Sabha, Bokakhat, a branch of Asom Sahitya Sabha. He was also the Editor of the Journal of Assam College Teachers’ Association (ACTA), Golaghat Zone in 2011. Currenty he is an Associate Editor of the Assam College Teachers’ Association Journal, Assam. He has also written a number of articles in The Assam Tribune, The Dainik Janambhumi and Sadin besides in some other e-magazines. He has been in the editorial board of a number of books and he is also the Reviewer of International Journals of repute. Dr. Das was the reporter for The Assam Tribune during 2005-2010 from Bokakhat, Golaghat, Assam. A recipient of Ambedkar National Fellowship, Dr. Das is an avid reader and an RTI Activist who is associated with many socio-cultural and literary organisations.