Kali Charan Hembram | |
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Born | Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India | 1 May 1960
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Civil servant, writer |
Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali (2019) |
Kali Charan Hembram (born 1 May 1960) is an Indian writer of Santali language and civil servant from Odisha. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali in 2019.
Hembram was born on 1 May 1960 in Mayurbhanj. [1] He went to school at Bahalda High School. After school he was admitted to Tata College where he graduated. [1] He is working as a section officer at the Council of Higher Secondary Education in Bhubaneswar. [2]
Hembram is involved in writing books, plays and songs in Santali. He wrote the dialogue of a Santali film titled Jiwi Jury. [1]
Hembram is the writer of an anthology of short stories titled Sisirjali. [3] This book was published in 2013. [1] It was his first book that was published. [4] The book consists of 15 short stories. [1] He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali for this book in 2019. [5] [6] [7]
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