Turia Chand Baskey Explained

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)
• Shiksha Ratna (2023)^[12]
• Sahitya Akademy (2023)

Notes and References

1. Web site: PTI . English author Neelum Saran Gaur, Hindi writer Sanjeev among recipients of Sahitya Akademi Awards . 2023-12-22 . Deccan Herald . en.
2. Web site: Annexure A . Sahitya Akademy Award 2023 . 27 December 2023.
3. Web site: Saha . Arnaba . 2023-12-21 . Sahitya Akademi Award Winners List PDF Download . 2023-12-22 . adda247 . te-IN.
4. Web site: Sahitya Akademi announces winners of the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2023 in 24 languages DD News . 2023-12-23 . ddnews.gov.in.
5. Web site: Chanchal Pradhan . উজ্জ্বল টুরিয়াচাঁদ . 27 December 2023.
6. Web site: 2023-12-21 . সাঁওতালি ভাষার সাহিত্যিক হিসেবে সাহিত্য আকাদেমি পুরস্কার পেয়েছেন টুরিয়াচাঁদ বাস্কে! . 2023-12-27 . বিপ্লবী সংবাদ দর্পণ . bn.
7. Web site: Bartaman Patrika . 2023-12-27 . bartamanpatrika.com.
8. Web site: সংবাদদাতা . নিজস্ব . পুরস্কৃত টুরিয়াচাঁদ . 2023-12-22 . www.anandabazar.com . bn.
9. Web site: সাহিত্য অকাদেমিতে আরও এক বঙ্গ সন্তান! পুরস্কার পাচ্ছেন হলদিয়ার টুরিয়াচাঁদ . 2023-12-22 . Eisamay . bn.
10. News: 2023-12-21 . 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 . 2023-12-22 . 0013-0389.
11. Web site: প্রতিবেদন . নিজস্ব . অকাদেমি পেলেন স্বপ্নময়, টুরিয়াচাঁদ . 2023-12-22 . www.anandabazar.com . bn.
12. Web site: 2023-09-04 . শিক্ষারত্ন পাচ্ছেন আদিবাসী শিক্ষক টুরিয়া চাঁদ . 2023-12-23 . News18 বাংলা . bn.