What is Kherwal Soren?
{{Infobox writer | name = Kalipada Soren | occupation = Writer | nationality = Indian | language = Santali,Bengali | notableworks = | awards = Padma Shree (2022) , Sahityakaar Academi Awards, Sarada Prasaad Kisku Award | signature_alt = Kalipada Soren | birth_date = 9 December 1957 | education = UG (Seva Bharati Mahavidyalay a) ,M. A(Political Science) Rabindra Bharati University }} '''Kherwal Soren''' (born 9 December 1957) or '''Kalipada Soren''' is a Santhali playwright and editor. He is a Santali Author. ==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=2022-01-26|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=sangbadpratidin|language=en-US}}</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, S