Dilip Tirkey was born to Vincent Tirkey an Oraon, Adivasi and former Oriya hockey player and Regina Tirkey on 24 November 1977.
Lazarus ("Lajarus") Barla (born November 4, 1979 in Savnamara, near Sundargarh, Orissa) is a field hockey defender from India, who belongs to the Oraon tribe of Chota Nagpur.
On April 2, 2011 Oraon scored his first goal for Prayag United S.C. against Dempo, this was also Oraon's first professional game of his career.