Kali Charan Hembram

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Kali Charan Hembram
Born (1960-05-01) 1 May 1960 (age 64)
Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India
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.

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Biography

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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