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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Maheswar Soren<br />
| image = Maheswar Soren in 2018.jpg<br />
| caption = Maheswar Soren in 2018<br />
| occupation = Writer, dramatist, pharmacist<br />
| known_for = ''Seched Sawnta Ren Andha Manmi''<br />
| honours = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (2024)<br />
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'''Maheswar Soren''' (born 18 January 1980) is an Indian [[Santali language|Santali]] writer and dramatist from [[Mayurbhanj district]] in the state of [[Odisha]]. He is a recipient of the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (2024) for Santali literature for his play ''Seched Sawnta Ren Andha Manmi'', an honour conferred by the [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's national academy of letters.<ref name="SA_Awards">{{cite web |title=Akademi Awards (Santhali) |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp |website=Sahitya Akademi |access-date=18 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="PrabhatKhabar2024">{{cite news |last=Mishra |first=Guru Swarup |title=Sahitya Akademi Award 2024: संताली के लिए महेश्वर सोरेन और ओड़िया निबंध के लिए बैष्णव चरण सामल को साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/jamshedpur/sahitya-akademi-award-2024-maheshwar-soren-for-santali-baishnav-charan-samal-for-odia-essay |work=Prabhat Khabar |date=19 December 2024 |access-date=18 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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In addition to his literary career, Soren works as a pharmacist. His efforts to promote and enrich the Santali language through literature have been noted in national media.<ref name="TNIE2024">{{cite news |last=Sahu |first=Diana |title=Pharmacist's passion to enrich Santali language |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2024/Dec/22/pharmacists-passion-to-enrich-santali-language |work=The New Indian Express |date=22 December 2024 |access-date=18 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Life and background ==<br />
Soren hails from [[Udala]] in [[Mayurbhanj district]] in the Indian state of [[Odisha]].<ref name="TNIE2024" /> In 2024, he was described in the press as a pharmacist at the Jagannathpur community health centre (CHC) in Mahanga block of [[Cuttack district]].<ref name="TNIE2024" /><br />
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== Writing and career ==<br />
Soren has written books and dramas, and has also written scripts for films on themes related to Santali society and cultural traditions, according to reports in the press.<ref name="TNIE2024" /><br />
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== Works ==<br />
* ''Shikariya'' (Poem; for freedom Fightors)<br />
* ''Dular reyag Maya''<br />
* ''Dharam Darbar''<br />
* ''Seched Sawnta Ren Andha Manmi'' (Play; written in 2018)<ref name="TNIE2024" /><ref name="SA_Awards" /><br />
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== Awards and honours ==<br />
* [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (Santali), 2024 – ''Seched Sawnta Ren Andha Manmi'' (Play)<ref name="SA_Awards" /><ref name="TNIE2024" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Santali literature]]<br />
* [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Santali]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian dramatists and playwrights]]<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Santali]]<br />
[[Category:1980 births]]<br />
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