About Rose Kerketta
Lived 1940 – 2025 (aged 84). Rose Kerketta was an Indian writer, poet, human rights defender and novelist.
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.
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Who was Rose Kerketta?
Indian writer and activist
When was Rose Kerketta born?
Rose Kerketta was born on 5 December 1940 in Bihar, Bolba block, Jharkhand, Ranchi District.
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Rose Kerketta died on 17 April 2025.
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Rose Kerketta was a writer, poet, human rights defender and novelist.
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Rose Kerketta was Indian.
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