Kali Charan Hembram Explained

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.

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]}

Selected bibliography

• Bousoyem Upol^[1]
• Dhibur Gating^[1]
• Jabor Gansng^[1]
• Damadol^[1]
• Guligodoriyo^[1]
• Saota Sechet^[1]
• Nirmoya Dharti^[1]
• Timir Sagingre Lo-Beer^[1]
• Donmese Barudang Tala Tordang^[1]
• Sisirjali^[1]
• Sirjon Kahet^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://www.sarsagunpatrika.com/2019/12/kalicharan-hembram-receives-the-delhi-sahitya-akademi-award-for-santali.html . bn:সাঁওতালীর জন্য দিল্লী সাহিত্য আকাদেমী পুরস্কার পাচ্ছেন কালীচরণ হেমব্রম. 19 December 2019. 3 January 2020. Sar Sagun. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103173531/https://www.sarsagunpatrika.com/2019/12/kalicharan-hembram-receives-the-delhi-sahitya-akademi-award-for-santali.html. 3 January 2020. dead.
2. Web site: Odisha’s Kalicharan Hembram To Receive Sahitya Akademi For Santali Anthology. 18 December 2019. 3 January 2020. Sambad English. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103173531/https://sambadenglish.com/odishas-kalicharan-hembram-to-receive-sahitya-akademi-for-santali-anthology/. 3 January 2020. dead.
3. Web site: Santhali Writer From Odisha Wins Sahitya Akademi Award. 20 December 2019. 3 January 2020. Odisha Bytes. https://web.archive.org/web/20191223142059/https://www.odishabytes.com/santhali-writer-from-odisha-wins-sahitya-akademi-award/. 23 December 2019. dead.
4. Web site: https://prohor.in/santali-poet-wins-sahitya-academy-award-for-his-first-short-story-book/ . bn:প্রথম গল্প সংকলনেই এল পুরস্কার, সাঁওতালিতে সাহিত্য আকাদেমি কালীচরণ হেমব্রমের. bn. 23 December 2019. 3 January 2020. prohor.in. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103173528/https://prohor.in/santali-poet-wins-sahitya-academy-award-for-his-first-short-story-book/. 3 January 2020. dead.
5. Web site: Sahitya Akademi’s 2019 awards includes non-fiction by Shashi Tharoor. 18 December 2019. 3 January 2020. The Hindu.
6. Web site: Shashi Tharoor, Nand Kishore Acharya among writers to receive Sahitya Akademi Award 2019. 18 December 2019. 3 January 2020. Outlook. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103173528/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/shashi-tharoor-nand-kishore-acharya-among-writers-to-receive-sahitya-akademi-award-2019/1688785. 3 January 2020. dead.
7. Web site: Two writers from Odisha to get Sahitya Akademi awards. 19 December 2019. 3 January 2020. The Times of India.