Kali Charan Hembram

Kali Charan Hembram
Born	(1960-05-01) 1 May 1960 (age 64) Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Civil servant, writer
Awards	Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali (2019)

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]

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.