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Adivasi women writers
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The list Adivasi women writers includes
Temsula Ao, Mamang Dai, Dayamani Barla, Rose Kerketta and Sushila Samad.
The list consists of 9 members.
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Adivasi
Collective term for the tribes of India who are considered indigenous people of India
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1.Overview: Grace Kujur (Hindi: ग्रेस कुजूर) (born 3 April 1949) is an Adivasi woman poet from Ranchi (Jharkhand). Born in the Oraon (Kurukh) family of Father Patrick Kujur and Mother Ruth Kerketta, Grace Kuzur was ...Nationality: IndianOccupation: PoetGender: Female
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Rose Kerketta
Indian writer and activistOverview: Rose Kerketta (5 December 1940 – 17 April 2025) was an Indian writer, poet, thinker and tribal rights activist. She was born in Kaisara, Ranchi District, Bihar which is now Simdega District, Jharkhand ...Date of birth: 5 December 1940Date of death: 17 April 2025Age: 84 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: ActivistGender: Female 0
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Temsula Ao
Indian writer (1945–2022)
Overview: Temsüla Ao (October 1945 - 9th October 2022) was an Indian poet, short story writer and ethnographer. She is a retired Professor of English at North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), where she taught since ...Date of birth: October 1945Date of death: 9 October 2022Age: 76 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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Mamang Dai
Indian poet, novelist and journalist
Overview: Mamang Dai is an Indian poet, novelist and journalist based in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. She received Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017 for her novel The Black Hill. 0
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Dayamani Barla
Indian politician
Overview: Dayamani Barla is a tribal journalist and activist from the Indian state of Jharkhand. She became notable for her activism in opposing Arcelor Mittal's steel plant in Eastern Jharkhand that tribal activists ...Nationality: IndianOccupation: ActivistGender: Female 0
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Sushila Samad
Adivasi Hindi poet (b. 1906, d. 1960)Overview: Sushila Samad or Sushila Samanta (Hindi: सुशीला सामद) (7 June 1906 – 10 December 1960) was an Adivasi Hindi poet, journalist, editor, publisher. She was an active organiser of the Indian freedom movement ...Occupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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8.Overview: Alice Ekka (Hindi: एलिस एक्का) (8 September 1917 – 5 July 1978) was an Indian Adivasi writer known to be the first female storyteller from a tribal background.Occupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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