Sarada Prasad Kisku

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Sarada Prasad Kisku
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Born1929
Darikadoba Village, Manbazar, Purulia district, West Bengal, India
OccupationWriter
NationalityIndian
SubjectSanthali Poems and Short Stories

Sarada Prasad Kisku (1929-) was a Santhali writer and educator. [1] [2] He was an eminent poet of the Santali literature. He is also well-known for his contribution to Santhali short stories. He is regarded as one of the pioneers in this field. He is very popular in the Santali tribal society for his literary contributions. [3]

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He was also a social reformer in the Santhali tribal society. He fought against witchcraft in the Santali society throughout his life. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of the anti-witchcraft movement in the Santhali society. [4] [5] [1]

Life

Sarada Prasad Kisku was born in 1929 in Darikadoba village of Purulia district, West Bengal, India. He is the son of Charan Kisku (Father) and Dhanmuni (Mother). He passed his matriculation in 1948 from the Khatra High School. Later he took the admission for the ISC course in the Ramananda College but was not able to complete his course because of financial problems. [2]

List of works

Poetry and songs

Short stories

Awards

He was the recipient of many awards for his literary contributions to the Santhali literature.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sarada Prasad Kisku" . Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Sarada Prasad Kisku , A Prominent Santali Writer" . Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Chaora Bhaora" . Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Witchcraft in Tribal Society" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Witchcraft in Purulia" . Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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