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{{Short description|Indian Santali writer and translator}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Ganesh Thakur Hansda
| image = Ganesh Thakur Hansda receiving Translation award 2016.jpg
| birth_date = 7 October 1969
| birth_place = Seraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, India
| occupation = Writer, Translator
| language = Santali
| nationality = Indian
| awards = Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize (2016)
}}

'''Ganesh Thakur Hansda''' (born 7 October 1969) is an Indian writer and translator in the [[Santali language]].<ref name="Jagran2017">{{cite news
|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/jamshedpur-ganesh-thakur-hansdah-awarded-ahitya-academy-award-print-hindi-news-15575738.html
|title=गणेश ठाकुर हांसदा को साहित्य अकादमी अनुवाद पुरस्कार
|work=Dainik Jagran
|language=hi
|access-date=12 February 2026
}}</ref> He has received the [[Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize]] in 2016 for his contribution to translation in Santali.<ref name="SAKTransPrize2016">{{cite web
|url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/Press_Release_(English)_SATA_2016.pdf
|title=Sahitya Akademi announces Translation Prize 2016
|publisher=Sahitya Akademi
|access-date=12 February 2026
}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ganesh Thakur Hansda was born on 7 October 1969 in the [[Seraikela Kharsawan]] district of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]. He has been actively associated with Santali literature and translation activities.<ref name="Jagran2017"/>

==Literary career==
Hansda has contributed significantly to Santali literature through translation. His work focuses on bringing important literary texts from other Indian languages into Santali, thereby strengthening the literary corpus of the language.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/jha-jams-omc-mat-latest-jamshedpur-news-025503-837383-nor.html
|title=नेपाली-आदिवासी संस्कृति पर पुस्तक की रचना करेंगे गणेश
|work=Dainik Bhaskar
|language=hi
|access-date=14 March 2026
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/intach-for-tribal-studies-at-varsities/cid/1320527
|title=Intach for tribal studies at varsities
|work=The Telegraph
|location=Jamshedpur
|date=26 February 2016
|access-date=14 March 2026
}}</ref>

==Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize==
In 2016, Hansda received the [[Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize]] for his Santali translation ''Bhognadi Reyak Dahire'', a translation of the Bengali novel ''Bhagnadihir Mathe'' by Panchu Gopal Bhaduri.<ref name="SAKTransPrize2016"/>

The award was officially announced by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/about.jsp|title=..:: Welcome to Sahitya Akademi - About us ::..|website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in|access-date=2026-03-14}}</ref>
His contribution to Santali literature and translation has also been discussed in academic research.<ref>{{cite journal
|url=https://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403313.pdf
|title=Study on Development of Santali Language and Literature
|journal=Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research
|access-date=12 February 2026
}}</ref>

The Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize is awarded annually for outstanding translations in the 24 Indian languages recognised by the Akademi.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/sahitya_akademi_prize.jsp
|title=Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation
|publisher=Sahitya Akademi
|website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in
|access-date=14 March 2026
}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sahitya Akademi]]
* [[Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize]]
* [[Santali literature]]
* [[Ol Chiki script]]

==References==
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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian translators]]
[[Category:Santali writers]]
[[Category:Writers from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize]]

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CarlotaMacadam7 at 08:52, 20 April 2026