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Anjali Kisku
Anjali Kisku - Sahitya Akademi Awardees' Meet
Anjani Kisku speaking at the Awardees' Meet of Sahitya Academy
Native name
ᱚᱧᱡᱚᱞᱤ ᱠᱤᱥᱠᱩ
BornAnjali Kisku
(1992-07-14) 14 July 1992 (age 34)
Bankura, West Bengal
OccupationEducator
LanguageSantal
EducationGraduation and post-graduation in Santal
Alma materNetaji Mahavidyalaya, Arambagh, West Bengal
Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal
Notable worksAnjle (2018), Mid Bita (2020), Ipil
Notable awardsSahitya Academy Yuva Puraskar award (2020)
Years active2018 – present

Anjali Kisku is an Indian writer who writes in Santali. She won the Sahitya Academy Yuva Puraskar in 2020 for her poetry book Anjle.[1][2]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

She was born on 14 July 1992. She did her primary education at MP Panchal Girls' High School, Bankura, graduated in Santali from Netaji Mahavidyalaya, Arambagh, Hooghly, West Bengal and post-graduation in Santali from Visva Bharati University. After this, she passed the NET examination which is organised by the University Grants Commission (India) in 2017.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

She is a professor at Swami DDK College in Bhara, Bankura, West Bengal.[3] She is a member of the executive committee of the All India Santali Writers' Association.[3]

Works[edit | edit source]

She has written several books, including the poetry collections Anjle (2018) and Mid Bita (2020), and the short-story collection Ipil. Her works have been featured in various Santali literary magazines, including Sili, Saar, Umul, and Bhabana.[citation needed]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. PTI. "Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar 2020". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. "..:: SAHITYA Akademi - Yuva Puraskar ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sahitya Akademy Award: संताली लेखक रूपचांद हांसदा, जयराम टुडू एवं अंजलि किस्कू को साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 25 February 2024.