Miri Jiyori
AuthorRajanikanta Bordoloi
CountryAssam, India
LanguageAssamese
GenreNovel
Publication date
1894
Followed byManomoti (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

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


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