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12025-05-19T13:37:03-04:00Writers from the Kharia community3Writings and writers from the Kharia communityplain2025-08-14T15:00:58-04:00 Writings and writers from the Kharia community, who mostly reside in Jharkhand and Odisha. Estimates vary on the number of Kharia people in India at present, with some estimates as high as 900,000 people, while others are closer to 500,000.
Vandana Tete (1969- ): A writer, playwright, activist, and editor who writes in Hindi and Kharia. She has several publications dedicated to the documentation and preservation of indigenous culture, literature, and languages. (Read our author profile here) (Our translations of her poems "Revolutionaries" and "I'll Be the Most Beautiful Woman")
Gladson Dungdung (1980- ): A prolific journalist and activist from the Kharia community who has written extensively on Adivasi issues, with a focus on land rights, forest rights, and environmental concerns. He writes in English. (Read our author profile here)