Damayanti Beshra
ଦମୟନ୍ତୀ ବେଶ୍ରା
Damayanti Beshra receiving Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath Kovind
Born
Dhigij

18 February 1962
Bobeijoda, Mayurbhanj, Odisha
EducationB.A, M.A, PhD in Odia
Alma materRama Devi Women's College, Bhubaneswar
Utkal University
OccupationLecturer
Known forPoet and writer in Santali
Spouse
Gangadhar Hansda
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(m. 1988)​
Parent(s)Rajmal Majhi (Father)
Pungi Majhi (Mother)
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award
Literature Award
HonoursPadma Shri

Damayanti Beshra is a Santali author and Adivasi researcher. She is known for literature of Santali language.[1] In 2020, she was honoured by Padma Shri for her remarkable contribution to Santhali literature.[2]

She was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009. She also published the first women's magazine in Santali language called Karam Dar.

She is the first female writer in the language to author and publish an anthology of poems Jiwi Jharna in 1994.[3] She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020.[4][5]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Meet The Author Damayanti Beshra" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Manoj Das, Prashant Patnaik Among 11 From Odisha Receive Padma Awards From President". odishatv.in. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Odisha's padma prides". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Odisha's padma prides". The New Indian Express. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes given Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Here's full list of Padma award recipients". The Economic Times. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Poets dominate this year's Sahitya Akademi Awards". The Hindu. 23 December 2009.
  7. ^ "12 Odias honoured with Padma awards". The New Indian Express.


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