Kali Charan Hembram

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.

Kali Charan Hembram
Born (1960-05-01) 1 May 1960
Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Civil servant, writer
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award for Santali (2019)

Biography

Hembram was born on 1 May 1960 in Mayurbhanj.[1] He completed his school life from Bahalda High School. Later, he was admitted into Tata College and graduated from there.[1] He is working as a section officer at the Council of Higher Secondary Education in Bhubaneswar.[2]

Hembram involved in writing books, plays and songs in Santali. He was the dialogue writer of a Santali film titled Jiwi Jury.[1]

Hembram is the writer of anthology of short stories titled Sisirjali.[3] This book was published in 2013.[1] It is his first published book.[4] The book consists of 15 short stories.[1] For this book he was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali 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]

References
  1. "সাঁওতালীর জন্য দিল্লী সাহিত্য আকাদেমী পুরস্কার পাচ্ছেন কালীচরণ হেমব্রম". Sar Sagun (in Bengali). 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. "Odisha's Kalicharan Hembram To Receive Sahitya Akademi For Santali Anthology". Sambad English. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "Santhali Writer From Odisha Wins Sahitya Akademi Award". Odisha Bytes. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. "প্রথম গল্প সংকলনেই এল পুরস্কার, সাঁওতালিতে সাহিত্য আকাদেমি কালীচরণ হেমব্রমের". prohor.in (in Bengali). 23 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. "Sahitya Akademi's 2019 awards includes non-fiction by Shashi Tharoor". The Hindu. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. "Shashi Tharoor, Nand Kishore Acharya among writers to receive Sahitya Akademi Award 2019". Outlook. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  7. "Two writers from Odisha to get Sahitya Akademi awards". The Times of India. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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