Miri Jiyori

Book by Rajanikanta Bordoloi

Miri Jiyori
Author	Rajanikanta Bordoloi
Language	Assamese
Genre	Novel
Publication date	1894
Publication place	Assam, India
Followed by	Manomoti (1900)

Miri Jiyori (Assamese: মিৰি জীয়ৰী; literally: The Miri Maiden) is an Assamese novel written by Rajanikanta Bordoloi.^[1] The book unveils some important aspects of then-contemporary Mising society and a series of their customs and traditions. It is a social novel based on a simple love story.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot summary

Miri Jiyori (1894) is a love story by Rajanikanta Bordoloi set in the Miri (now referred to as the Mishing) community. A passionate story about doomed love, it was written at a time when the novel as a literary form was yet in a nascent stage. With a deeply sympathetic portrayal of a young Miri couple who matured from being childhood companions to a deeply committed but doomed couple in love, the novel is also a statement on the Mising community as well as a compassionate plea of humanism. (Note: this text is taken from Tezpur University website)

Characters

Panoi
Jonkie
Nirama (Panoi's mother)
Tamed (Panei's father)
Komud
Dalimi

References

^ M.A.Orthofer (22 June 2010). "Miri Jiyori by Rajanikanta Bordoloi, The complete review's Review". complete-review.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
^ "Rajanikanta Bordoloi". Vedanti.com. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
^ Amritjyoti Mahanta. "Assamese Novel: From Inception to Second World War". Museindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
^ Babul Tamuli (23 March 2009). "Remembering Rajani Kanta Bordoloi". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2013.