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{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = Janum Singh Soy<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|8|8|df=yes}}<br />
| occupation = Professor, Writer, Scholar<br />
| period = 1977 – present<br />
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2023)<br />
| birth_place = Matkumhatu, [[West Singhbhum district]], [[Bihar]] (now [[Jharkhand]])<br />
| language = {{unbulleted list|[[Ho language|Ho]]|[[Hindi]]}}<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| citizenship = Indian<br />
| spouse = Hira Devi<br />
| notable_works = {{unbulleted list|Baha Sagen|Kuri Naam|Horo Sagen|Ho Kuri}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Janum Singh Soy''' (born 8 August 1950) is an Indian educationist and scholar from [[West Singhbhum district]], [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 January 2023 |title=Padma Shri for 72-year-old Ho language scholar from Jharkhand's Kolhan |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/padma-shri-for-72-year-old-ho-language-scholar-from-kolhan/articleshow/97336619.cms?from=mdr&from=mdr |access-date=18 September 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kant |first=Vishal |date=26 January 2023 |title=Jharkhand professor gets Padma Shri for preservation of tribal language Ho |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/ranchi-news/jharkhand-professor-gets-padma-shri-for-preservation-of-tribal-language-ho-101674730610348.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref> He was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]] in 2023 for his long efforts towards the preservation and promotion of [[Ho language]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Padma Awards 2023 announced |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1893797 |access-date=18 September 2023 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Padma Awards |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padma_home.aspx |access-date=18 September 2023 |website=www.padmaawards.gov.in}}</ref> <br />
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He served as head of the [[Hindi]] department of [[Kolhan University]] till 2012. He has been engaged in the preservation and propagation of tribal languages for the past four decades. He has composed six books including modern poetry in both [[Ho language|Ho]] and [[Hindi]] languages.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jamshedpur: Padma Shri for Jharkhand's Ho scholar Dr Janum Singh Soy |url=https://avenuemail.in/jamshedpur-padma-shri-for-jharkhands-ho-scholar-dr-janum-singh-soy/ |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Avenue Mail |date=25 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Padma Shri nominee Janum Singh Soy's second novel on Ho tribal language to hit the stands soon |url=https://lagatar24.com/padma-shri-nominee-janum-singh-soys-second-novel-on-ho-tribal-language-to-hit-the-stands-soon/146362/ |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=Lagatar English |date=27 January 2023}}</ref> Soy belonged to a [[Ho people|Ho]] family.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hamare Padma: Dr Janum Singh Soy gets Padma Shri Award for preserving Ho language |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBiOG0DT74A |website=YouTube |publisher=[[DD News]] |access-date=18 September 2023 |quote=Ethnicity mentioned between 2:10 to 2:15 |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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