About Surya Singh Besra
Surya Singh Besra was a civil servant and politician.
Surya Singh Besra is a political activist and prominent political leader. He is the founder secretary of All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) and Jharkhand People's Party (JPP). He was a member of the 10th Bihar Legislative Assembly, elected from the Ghatshila constituency in 1990. He is popularly known for Jharkhand statehood movement.
Personal life Surya Singh Besra (born 1955 or 1956) His father was Sawna Besra, who worked as government employee. Surya Singh Besra is also a known figure in Santali literature. He received the Sahitya Akademi Translation Award in 2017 for his work Matkam Rasa, a Santali translation of Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s renowned Hindi work Madhushala.
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