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 to a Kharia family. She wrote several books about tribal language and culture. Kerketta died on 17 April 2025, at the age of 84.
Indian writer and activist (1940–2025)
Rose Kerketta
Key facts
date of birthDecember 5, 1940
date of deathApril 17, 2025
occupationwriter, poet, human rights defender
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- Born
- 5 December 1940Kaisara, Bolba, Ranchi District, Bihar Province, British India
- Died
- 17 April 2025 (aged 84)
- Education
- Simdega College, Ranchi University
- Occupations
- Writer, poet, thinker and tribal rights activist
- Notable work
- Kharia lok kathaon ka sahitik aur Sanskritik adhayayanPremchandao Ludkoe(Kharia translation of Premchand's Story)Sinkoe Sulolo(Collections of Kharia story)
- Spouse
- Sureshchandra Tete
- Children
- Bandana Tete, Sonel Prabhajan Tete
- Parent(s)
- Martha Kerketta(mother), Pyara Kerketta(father)
- Awards
- Rani Durgabati SammanAyodhya Prasad Khatri SammanPravawati Samman
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