Sefali Debbarma

Sefali Debbarma
Sefali Debbarma in 2022
Born	(1964-02-03)3 February 1964 Pattabil Kami, Tripura
Occupation	Poet
Language	Kokborok
Notable works	Lamination
Notable awards	Tripura State Award for Poetry (2004), Ranchak Richak Award (2022)

Sefali Debbarma is an Indian poet and novelist from Tripura. ^{[1] [2]} Her poem "Lamination" was included in the collection 100 Great Indian Poems. ^[3]

Writings

Debbarma's works mostly reflect on the reality of the Tripuri (Tiprasa) people's lifestyle, spanning from the contemporary times of the 20th century to the present political reality of Tripura. ^{[4] [5]}

Her writings were translated and published in the anthology The Fragrant Jhum: a Translation of Kokborok Poetry in English by Ashes Gupta. ^[6]

Her latest 2024 release, a poem collection is 'Yakung Yak Barsajak'. ^[7]

Poetry

• Lamination
• Hor Diporo Rwchapmung
• Imangni Yakharai Ninango
• Tal Kwchang Yorkhlai Thango
• Kothoma Sichai Tongo
• Yakung Yak Barsajak (2024)

References

1. "Vol. 51, No. 5 (241), September-October 2007 of Indian Literature on JSTOR". JSTOR . Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
2. "Poetry finds an English voice". Telegraph India . 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
3. "100 Great Indian Poems". Bloomsbury Publishers . Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
4. "Review Article: The Fragrant Joom Revisited: A Translation of Kokborok Poetry in English by Ashes Gupta – Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities". rupkatha.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
5. Singha, Sukla (7 May 2017). "Review Article: The Fragrant Joom Revisited: A Translation of Kokborok Poetry in English by Ashes Gupta". Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities. 9 (1). doi: 10.21659/rupkatha.v9n1.36 . Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
6. Gupta, Ashes, ed. (2017). The Fragrant Joom revisited: An Anthology of Kokborok poetry in English. Agartala, Tripura: Akshar Publications. ISBN   978-81-89742-24-9.
7. Deb Barma, B Motom. "Sefali Debbarma as one of the most influential Kokborok woman writer". homchang.in. Retrieved 19 January 2025.