Early Life
Jatin Bora was born on April 25, 1970 to Sri Gakul Chandra Bora and Premolata Bora, in Kacholukhowa village, Nagaon, Assam. He did his primary schooling in Marikalang Prathamik Vidyalaya. As a child he used to take part in Navajyoti Sangha Maina Parijat, a weekly children's cultural meet, near his village. He was taught the nuances of Bhaona — the traditional Assamese drama — as a child.
He completed his schooling from Dawson Higher Secondary and Multi Purpose School and started his college education from the Nagaon GNDG Commerce College. He went on to complete his graduation from Nowgong College.
His first stage performance Lakshminath Bezbaruah’s Mukti when he was a student of class VII.
Jatin is a diploma holder in Fine Arts from the famous Kallol Art School in Nagaon. Musically inclined from childhood, he is a ‘Visharad’ in Tabla. He trained in the Assamese classical Sattriya dance under the guidance of Rabin Chandra Das of Nagaon. Jatin Bora performed in Bhaonas during his childhood. In these Sattriya ekankika naats and the locally organized "Raas" festivals, he was generally selected to play the role of Krishna.
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