Shyam Sundar Besra is an Indian writer of Santali and

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. He is also a civil servant from

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. He won the prestigious

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in 2018. His

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is Jiwirarec.

Personal life

Besra was born on 12 February 1961 in Ramkanali,

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, but his native was in

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. He completed his M.A. in Hindi literature and M.A. in Santhali in 1987. He is the chief inspector of ticket of

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's Asansol Division.

Literary work

Besra was awarded

in 2018 for his novel ''Marom''. Three of his major works are ''Dullar Khatir'', ''Damin Reyak Judasi Kahani Ko'' and ''Damin Kulhi'', out of which two are part of syllabus for postgraduate courses in

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. Besra has been associated with

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Bhagalpur, Ranchi and Kolkata. He has also served as the advisory board member for five years in Santali

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, New Delhi.

Awards

* Dr. Ambedkar Fellowshp Award – 1992 * Sammanvaye Shree – 2004 * Rashtriya Sikhar Samman – 2014 * Sahitya Akademi – 2018

References

External links

Sahitya Akademi award Railway T.T.E

{{DEFAULTSORT:Besra, Shyam Sundar Living people 1961 births People from Purulia district Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Santali Indian civil servants Writers from West Bengal