Turia Chand Baskey

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

Career

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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

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

References

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