Debabrata Sharma
Dr. Debabrata Sharma is an Assamese Brahmin from Jorhat district of Assam. He is known for his uncompromising opposition to caste oppression in a region where the Dalit movement is feeble. He is also the Secretary of Eklabya Prakashan, a publishing house named after the legendary outsider figure Ekalavya of the Mahabharata.[1]
Dr. Devabrata Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MA, PhD |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Spouse | Santana Sharma |
| Parent | Dindayal Sharma (Father) |
Profession
By profession he is the Head of the Department of English in Jorhat College[2] Jorhat, Assam.[1]
Family background
He is from a family whose forefathers were martyrs in India's freedom struggle and in the anti-monarchy and caste movement from 1789 to 1806. "I have imbibed that tradition and I don’t believe in caste. I had to purge myself of upper caste feeling, which is not easy in a civil society. I was even shot at by ULFA militants for opposing their theory of de-nationalisation of Assamese people."—said Dr Sharma.[1] He is now working as the chief editor on the Asomiya Jatiya Abhidhan, an ambitious Assamese national dictionary to be released on 1 January 2010.[2]
References
- Rehman, Teresa (26 April 2008). "A Full Quiver". Tehelka Magazine. 5 (16). Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- "Dictionaries in the making in Assam". 14 September 2007. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.