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Suchitra Hansda (born 1983) is a Santali female author and writer. She hails from Jamda village in the Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. She is known for works of Santali literature. [1]
Hansda completed her Schooling from Panpur Shoshi Bhusan High School [2] Howrah and Graduated from the Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College, Medinipur . She got married in the year 2008. [1]
Suchitra Hansda has Received the Sahitya Akademy New Delhi Yuva Puraskar for the year 2015 for her book Bera Ahla (Poetry). [3]
Suchitra Hansda has published the following Santali poetry books. [4]
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Santali literature refers to the literary works written in the Santali language, primarily spoken by the Santal people of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is written in the indigenous script called Ol Chiki script. Santali literature is composed in two broad styles- ᱠᱟᱹᱛᱷᱱᱤ (Kạthni-prose), ᱜᱟᱹᱛᱷᱤᱱᱤ (Gạthni-poetry).In terms of historical development, it is broadly classified into two prominent forms (genres) based on historical passes. They are: