Turia Chand Baskey

Turia Chand Baskey is a Santhali writer and editor. He received Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali literature in 2023.[1][2]

Career

Baskey hails from Papuria village in Lalgarh, Jhargram. His real name is Taraceen Baskey.[3][4] He was graduated from Silda Chandra Sekhar College and joined a service under Indian Railway in 1990.[5] Later, he works as a teacher at Babupur Agricultural High School at Sutahata near Haldia.[6] His first poetry book Jala was published in 1993.[7] Baskey edited Tirandaj literary magazine and wrote 31 books in Ol Chiki.[8] In 2015 he received Sarada Prasad Kisku memorial Award conferred by the Santhali Academy of West Bengal. The West Bengal Government awarded him Shikhsaratna in 2023 for his literary contributions.[9] In 2023, Baskey was awarded Sahitya Akademy for his short story collection Jaba Baha.[10]

Awards

• Saradaprasad Kisku Smriti Puraskar (2015)[11]
• Sadhu Ramchand Murmu Smriti Puraskar (2019)[8]
• Shiksha Ratna (2023)[12]
• Sahitya Akademy (2023)

References

1. PTI. "English author Neelum Saran Gaur, Hindi writer Sanjeev among recipients of Sahitya Akademi Awards". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
2. Annexure A. "Sahitya Akademy Award 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
3. Saha, Arnaba (2023-12-21). "Sahitya Akademi Award Winners List PDF Download". adda247 (in Telugu). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
4. "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2023 in 24 languages | DD News". ddnews.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
5. Chanchal Pradhan. "উজ্জ্বল টুরিয়াচাঁদ" (PDF). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
6. "সাঁওতালি ভাষার সাহিত্যিক হিসেবে সাহিত্য আকাদেমি পুরস্কার পেয়েছেন টুরিয়াচাঁদ বাস্কে!". বিপ্লবী সংবাদ দর্পণ (in Bengali). 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
7. "Bartaman Patrika". bartamanpatrika.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
8. সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "পুরস্কৃত টুরিয়াচাঁদ". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
9. "সাহিত্য অকাদেমিতে আরও এক বঙ্গ সন্তান! পুরস্কার পাচ্ছেন হলদিয়ার টুরিয়াচাঁদ". Eisamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
10. "Sahitya Akademi Awards '23: Neelam Saran Gour's historic novel 'Requiem In Raga Janaki' wins in English; a look at all recipients". The Economic Times. 2023-12-21. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
11. প্রতিবেদন, নিজস্ব. "অকাদেমি পেলেন স্বপ্নময়, টুরিয়াচাঁদ". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
12. "শিক্ষারত্ন পাচ্ছেন আদিবাসী শিক্ষক টুরিয়া চাঁদ". News18 বাংলা (in Bengali). 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-12-23.