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| name = Bhogla Soren<br />
| image =Bhogla soren.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|01|04}}<br />
| birth_place = Dhadkidih, East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India<br />
| occupation = Playwright, writer<br />
| language = Santali<br />
| notable_works = ''Rahi Ranwak' Kana'' (2008)<br />
| awards = Sahitya Akademi Award (Santali), 2010<br />
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'''Bhogla Soren''' is an Indian Santali-language playwright and writer. He won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (Santali) in 2010 for his play ''Rahi Ranwak' Kana'' (published 2008).<ref name="SA-Awards-2010">{{cite web |title=Akademi Awards (1955–2024): Santhali (Since 2005) |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp |website=Sahitya Akademi |access-date=18 January 2026 |quote=2010 — Rahi Ranwak' Kana (Play) — Bhoqla Soren}}</ref> His work has been discussed in mainstream press and is also taught/referenced in university-level Santali literature syllabi.<ref name="Telegraph-2010">{{cite news |title=Akademi to fete Santhali playwright |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/akademi-to-fete-santhali-playwright/cid/450804 |work=The Telegraph (India) |date=22 December 2010 |access-date=18 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="BU-NEP-Syllabus">{{cite web |title=B.A.(Honours) in Santali (NEP): Syllabus (Santali Drama Literature) |url=https://www.buruniv.ac.in/Downloads/Syllabus/Syllabus_BASANTALI_NEP2023-2024.pdf |website=The University of Burdwan |access-date=18 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Soren was born on 4 January 1958 in Dhadkidih in present-day [[East Singhbhum]] district ([[Jharkhand]]).<ref name="MarathiVishwakosh">{{cite web |title=भोगला सोरेन (Bhogla Soren) |url=https://marathi.vishwakosh.org/64773/ |website=मराठी विश्वकोश (Marathi Vishwakosh) |publisher=Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd. (MKCL) |access-date=18 January 2026}}</ref> According to a profile published at the time of his Sahitya Akademi Award announcement, he completed intermediate studies at Tata College, [[Chaibasa]], and later left his B.Sc. (Honours) studies midway at Jamshedpur Co-operative College.<ref name="Telegraph-2010" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Soren began writing in early adulthood and later worked in the Indian telecommunications sector; a contemporaneous newspaper profile described him as a sub-divisional engineer with BSNL.<ref name="Telegraph-2010" /> His award-winning play ''Rahi Ranwak' Kana'' has been described as a tragi-comedy with parallel strands of romance and cultural life, set in and around Potka and neighbouring villages in East Singhbhum district.<ref name="Telegraph-2010" /><br />
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Sahitya Akademi's annual reporting also records his participation in Akademi programmes as a Santali writer and awardee, including inauguration/lead roles in literary events.<ref name="SA-AR-2017-18">{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2017–18 |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/pdf/AR-2017-18.pdf |website=Sahitya Akademi |access-date=18 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Works ==<br />
Soren is known primarily for Santali drama. His play ''Rahi Ranwak' Kana'' (published 2008) is the work for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Award (Santali) in 2010.<ref name="SA-Awards-2010" /><ref name="Telegraph-2010" /><br />
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=== Selected works ===<br />
* ''Rahi Ranwak' Kana'' (Play, 2008)<ref name="SA-Awards-2010" /><ref name="Telegraph-2010" /><br />
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== Awards and honours ==<br />
* Sahitya Akademi Award (Santali) (2010) – for ''Rahi Ranwak' Kana'' (Play).<ref name="SA-Awards-2010" /><ref name="Telegraph-2010" /><br />
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== Reception and legacy ==<br />
Soren's work has received institutional recognition through India's national academy of letters (Sahitya Akademi).<ref name="SA-Awards-2010" /> Beyond the award, his play ''Rahi Rawag/Ranwak' Kana'' is listed as a text within university Santali literature curricula, indicating sustained academic use and readership.<ref name="BU-NEP-Syllabus" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Santali literature]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp|Sahitya Akademi Awards list (Santhali)}}<br />
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