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{{Short description|Indian politician and Santhali writer (born 1957)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kalipada Soren
| image = ᱠᱷᱮᱨᱣᱟᱞ ᱥᱚᱨᱮᱱ.jpg
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency|Jhargram]]
| term_start1 = 4 June 2024
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Kunar Hembram]]
| successor1 = Incumbent
| party = [[Trinamool Congress]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|12|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jhargram]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[Writer]]
| education = [[Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya]], [[Rabindra Bharati University]]
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2022), Sahityakaar Academi Awards, Sarada Prasaad Kisku Award
}}

'''Kalipada Soren''' (born 9 December 1957) or '''Kherwal Soren''' is an Indian Santali playwright, author, editor and politician, currently serving as the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] for [[Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency|Jhargram]] in [[West Bengal]].

==Career==
Kherwal Soren, born as Kalipada Soren in 1957 at Raghunathpur near [[Jhargram]] in [[West Bengal]], graduated from [[Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya]] and passed M.A in political science from [[Rabindra Bharati University]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=BirSar|date=2022-01-26|title=পদ্মশ্রী পুরস্কার পাচ্ছেন প্রখ্যাত সাঁওতালি নাট্যকার কালিপদ সরেন ওরফে খেরওয়াল সরেন|url=https://www.sarsagunpatrika.com/2022/01/renowned-santali-playwright-kalipada-saren-alias-kherwal-saren-to-receive-padma-shri-award.html|access-date=2022-01-26|website=Sar Sagun Patrika|language=en-US|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126140550/https://www.sarsagunpatrika.com/2022/01/renowned-santali-playwright-kalipada-saren-alias-kherwal-saren-to-receive-padma-shri-award.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He regularly edits a literary magazine ''Kherwal Jaher''. Soren has written 31 plays and a number of stories and poems in the [[Santali language|Santhali language]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=সাঁওতালি সাহিত্যে অবদানের স্বীকৃতি, পদ্মশ্রী পেলেন ঝাড়গ্রামের কালীপদ সোরেন|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/bengal/jhargram-laureate-kalipada-soren-hopnoured-with-padma-shri-award/|access-date=2022-01-26|website=Sangbad Pratidin|language=bn}}</ref> He translated ''Anubhab'', a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novel of [[Dibyendu Palit]] into Santhali. He received the [[Sarada Prasad Kisku]] award for his literary contribution. He retired from State Bank of India. In 2007, Soren was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Sahitya Akademi]] for his play ''Chet Re Cikayana''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Council of Paschim Banga Santali Academy|url=https://wbxpress.com/general-council-paschim-banga-santali-academy/|access-date=2022-01-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::..|url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp|access-date=2022-01-26|website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Santali Sahitya Akademi Award list 2005-2019 List|url=https://www.gksantali.com/2020/04/santali-sahitya-akademi-award-list-2005.html|access-date=2022-01-26|website=Santali History Blogger|date=12 April 2020 }}</ref> He was conferred the [[Padma Shri]] award in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-25|title=Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refuses to accept Padma Bhushan by politics over Padma Awards - New Times Of India|url=https://newtimesofindia.com/former-west-bengal-chief-minister-buddhadeb-bhattacharjee-refuses-to-accept-padma-bhushan-by-politics-over-padma-awards/,%20http://www.naidunia.com/national-former-west-bengal-chief-minister-buddhadeb-bhattacharjee-refuses-to-accept-padma-bhushan-7259211/|access-date=2022-01-26|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Contribution in the social field, Padma Bhushan honored Buddhadeb Bhattacharya – Uttarbanga Sambad {{!}} North Bengal News Media|url=https://irshivideos.com/contribution-in-the-social-field-padma-bhushan-honored-buddhadeb-bhattacharya-uttarbanga-sambad-north-bengal-news-media/|access-date=2022-01-26|language=en-US|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126140616/https://irshivideos.com/contribution-in-the-social-field-padma-bhushan-honored-buddhadeb-bhattacharya-uttarbanga-sambad-north-bengal-news-media/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Political career==
He contested the [[2024 Indian general election|2024 Lok Sabha election]] from the [[Trinamool Congress]] from [[Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-10 |title=Full list of TMC candidates for 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal: Check it out here |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/tmc-releases-candidates-for-west-bengals-42-lok-sabha-seats-check-full-list-here-9206057/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and won<ref>{{Cite web |last=Updated after Election |first=Election Commission web |date=4 June 2024 |title=Election Commission web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2533.htm}}</ref> to became first time [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]].

==References==
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