Lil Bahadur Chettri
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Lil Bahadur Chettri | |
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Native name | लील बहादुर क्षेत्री |
Born | Guwahati, Assam | March 1, 1933
Occupation |
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Language | Nepali, English |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Masters in Economics |
Alma mater | Guwahati University |
Notable works | Basain, Brahmaputraka ChheuChhau |
Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award, 1987 Jagadamba Shree Purasakar, 2016 Padmashri, 2020 |
Lil Bahadur Chettri (Nepali: लील बहादुर क्षेत्री) is an Indian writer in the Nepali language from Assam, India.[1] He is a recipient of Sahitya Academy Award for his book Brahmaputrako Chheu Chhau. His other book Basain is a story of poor villagers who undergo suffering due to the exploitation of the feudal and so-called upper class of the society. It is included in the curriculum of Tribhuvan University, Nepal.[2][3] In 2016, he was honoured with Jagadamba Shree Purasakar for his contribution to the Nepali literature and language.[4] In 2020, Government of India awarded him Padmashri, the fourth highest civilian award of India for his contribution in literature and education.[5]
Works
Novels
- Basain (1957)
- Brahmaputraka ChheuChhau (1986)
- Atripta (1969)
Essays
- Assam Ma Nepali Bhasako Sharogharo (Difficulties of Nepali Language in Assam)
Plays
- Dobato (Crossroads)
Short stories collection
- Tindasak Bis Abhibyakti (Twenty Expressions In Three Decades)
- Lil Bahadur Chettri ka Kathaharu
See also
- Nepali literature
- List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Nepali
- Peter J. Karthak
- Indra Bahadur Rai
References
- ^ "Gorkhapatra". Gorkhapatra. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ Kunda Dixit. "Not lost in translation". Nepali Times. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ Namrata Guragain. "बसाइं–एक अनुभुती". Nepali Post. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Ram Lal Joshi wins Madan Puraskar, Assam-based Lil Bahadur Chettri gets Jagadamba Shree". The Himalayan Times. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Padma Vibhushan for Mary Kom, Padma Bhushan for SC Jamir, Padma Shri for 13 others from Northeast". NENOW. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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