Damayanti Besra

Santali language writer
Person human Q31322404
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Summary

Damayanti Besra is a human[1]. She was born on February 19, 1962[2]. She worked as a writer[3] and poet[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Damayanti Besra was born on February 19, 1962[2].
  • Damayanti Besra was married to Gangadhar Hansda[6].
  • Damayanti Besra held citizenship in India[7].
  • Santali was Damayanti Besra's native language[8].
  • Damayanti Besra worked as a writer[3].
  • Damayanti Besra worked as a poet[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Damayanti Besra is Ror. Sanes: Santali Linguistics[9].
  • Damayanti Besra received the Sahitya Akademi Award in Santal[10].
  • Damayanti Besra received the Padma Shri in literature and education[11].
  • Damayanti Besra is recorded as female[12].
  • Damayanti Besra's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Damayanti Besra's Commons category is recorded as Damayanti Beshra[14].
  • Damayanti Besra's given name is recorded as Damayanti[15].
  • Damayanti Besra's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Santali[16].
  • Damayanti Besra's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Odia[17].
  • Damayanti Besra's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikimedia Language Diversity[18].
  • Damayanti Besra's writing language is recorded as Santali[19].

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Origins and Family

Damayanti Besra was born on February 19, 1962[2]. Santali was her native language[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[3] and poet[4].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Damayanti Besra is Ror. Sanes: Santali Linguistics[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Sahitya Akademi Award in Santal[10], a literary award[20], in India[21] and Padma Shri in literature and education[11].

Personal Life

Damayanti Besra was married to Gangadhar Hansda[6].

Why It Matters

Damayanti Besra ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[5] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Who was Damayanti Besra married to?

Damayanti Besra's spouses include Gangadhar Hansda[6].

What did Damayanti Besra do for work?

Damayanti Besra worked as writer[3] and poet[4].

What awards did Damayanti Besra receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award in Santal[10] and Padma Shri in literature and education[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . bvp.ciil.org. bvp.ciil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . bvp.ciil.org. bvp.ciil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Dharitri. Retrieved . dharitriepaper.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . pib.gov.in. Retrieved . pib.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . bvp.ciil.org. bvp.ciil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . bvp.ciil.org. bvp.ciil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . bvp.ciil.org. bvp.ciil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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