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Sefali Debbarma

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Sefali Debbarma
Sefali Debbarma in 2022
Born(1964-02-03)3 February 1964
Pattabil Kami, Tripura
Occupation
  • Poet
LanguageKokborok
Notable worksLamination
Notable awardsTripura State Award for Poetry (2004), Ranchak Richak Award (2022)

Sefali Debbarma is an Indian poet and novelist from Tripura.[1][2] Her poem "Lamination" was included in the collection 100 Great Indian Poems.[3]

Writings

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Debbarma's works mostly reflect on the reality of the Tripuri (Tiprasa) people's lifestyle, spanning from the contemporary times of the 20th century to the present political reality of Tripura.[4][5]

Her writings were translated and published in the anthology The Fragrant Jhum: a Translation of Kokborok Poetry in English by Ashes Gupta.[6]

Poetry

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  • Lamination
  • Hor Diporo Rwchapmung
  • Imangni Yakharai Ninango
  • Tal Kwchang Yorkhlai Thango
  • Kothoma Sichai Tongo

References

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  1. ^ "Vol. 51, No. 5 (241), September-October 2007 of Indian Literature on JSTOR". JSTOR. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Poetry finds an English voice". Telegraph India. 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. ^ "100 Great Indian Poems". Bloomsbury Publishers. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Review Article: The Fragrant Joom Revisited: A Translation of Kokborok Poetry in English by Ashes Gupta – Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities". rupkatha.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ Singha, Sukla (7 May 2017). "Review Article: The Fragrant Joom Revisited: A Translation of Kokborok Poetry in English by Ashes Gupta". Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities. 9 (1). doi:10.21659/rupkatha.v9n1.36. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. ^ Gupta, Ashes, ed. (2017). The Fragrant Joom revisited: An Anthology of Kokborok poetry in English. Agartala, Tripura: Akshar Publications. ISBN 978-81-89742-24-9.