<p>Ranchi: Eminent writer and tribal rights activist Rose Kerketta breathed her last here on Thursday, a family member said.</p><p>Kerketta, 85, was suffering from various ailments after contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic phase.</p><p>She is survived by son Sonal Prabhanjan and daughter Vandana Tete.</p>.Anti-minority hate speech in India rose by 74% in 2024, says US-based research group.<p>"My mother passed away around 10.30 am. She was bed-ridden since 2023 and had almost stopped eating for the last 10 days," Tete told PTI.</p><p>Kerketta’s collection of stories ‘Pagha Jori-Jori Re Ghato’ was among her popular literary creations.</p><p>She is credited with enriching Hindi and Kharia languages. Kerketta also translated Premchand's stories into Kharia.</p><p>Kerketta was born in Jharkhand’s Simdega district, where she was a Hindi teacher before coming to Ranchi.</p>
<p>Ranchi: Eminent writer and tribal rights activist Rose Kerketta breathed her last here on Thursday, a family member said.</p><p>Kerketta, 85, was suffering from various ailments after contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic phase.</p><p>She is survived by son Sonal Prabhanjan and daughter Vandana Tete.</p>.Anti-minority hate speech in India rose by 74% in 2024, says US-based research group.<p>"My mother passed away around 10.30 am. She was bed-ridden since 2023 and had almost stopped eating for the last 10 days," Tete told PTI.</p><p>Kerketta’s collection of stories ‘Pagha Jori-Jori Re Ghato’ was among her popular literary creations.</p><p>She is credited with enriching Hindi and Kharia languages. Kerketta also translated Premchand's stories into Kharia.</p><p>Kerketta was born in Jharkhand’s Simdega district, where she was a Hindi teacher before coming to Ranchi.</p>