Turia Chand Baskey

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)^[8]
• Shiksha Ratna (2023)^[12]
• Sahitya Akademy (2023)