Damayanti Beshra information

Damayanti Beshra
Damayanti Beshra
ᱫᱚᱢᱚᱭᱚᱱᱛᱤ ᱵᱮᱥᱨᱟ
	Damayanti Beshra receiving Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath Kovind
Born	Dhigij; 18 February 1962; Bobeijoda, Mayurbhanj, Odisha
Education	B.A, M.A, PhD in Odia
Alma mater	Rama Devi Women's College, Bhubaneswar; Utkal University
Occupation(s)	Lecturer, Politician
Known for	Poet and writer in Santali
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party, (2024 - Present)
Spouse	Gangadhar Hansda (m. 1988)
Parent(s)	Rajmal Majhi (Father) ; Pungi Majhi (Mother)
Awards	Sahitya Akademi Award; Literature Award
Honours	Padma 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]

^ "Sahitya Akademi Meet The Author Damayanti Beshra" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ "Manoj Das, Prashant Patnaik Among 11 From Odisha Receive Padma Awards From President". odishatv.in. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ "Odisha's padma prides". The New Indian Express. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Odisha's padma prides". The New Indian Express. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ "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.

[meet_the_author_Damayanti-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. 26 January 2020. 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.

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