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Chuden Kabimo
Chuden Kabimo is an Indian Nepali language writer and journalist based in Kalimpong, India. Kabimo has authored two books. He is best known for his 2018 novel ''Faatsung'', originally written in Nepali and translated into English as ''Song of the Soil'' in 2021. He won the prestigious Yuva Puraskar in 2018 for his debut book, a collection of short stories titled ''1986''. His second book ''Faatsung'' was published in 2018 and was shortlisted for the Madan Puraskar for the same year. The English translation of the book ''Song of the Soil'', translated by Ajit Baral was also shortlisted for the JCB Prize. Both of his first two works centered around the Gorkhaland movement in India. Notable works * ''1986'', a short story collection * ''Song of the Soil'', novel, originally published in Nepali as ''Faatsung'' in 2018. Awards * Winner – Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for Nepali (2018) for ''1986.'' * Nominated – Madan Puraskar (2018) for ''Faatsung''. * Nominated – JC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalimpong District
Kalimpong district is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. Originally known as Dalingkot tehsil, the region was alternatively under the control of Sikkim and Bhutan. In 1865, it was annexed from Bhutan by British India under the Treaty of Sinchula, and administered as a subdivision of the Darjeeling district from 1916 to 2017. In 2017, it was carved out as a separate district to become the 21st district of West Bengal. The district is headquartered at Kalimpong, which grew to prominence as a market town for Indo-Tibetan trade during the British period. It is bounded by Pakyong district of Sikkim in the north, Bhutan in the east, Darjeeling district in the west, and Jalpaiguri district in the south. The district consists of the Kalimpong Municipality and three community development blocks: Kalimpong I, Kalimpong II and Gorubathan. Area Apart from the Kalimpong municipality that consists of 23 wards, the district contains rural areas of 42 gram panchayats under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of The Soil
''Song of the Soil'' (Original title: ''Faatsung''; ne, फातसुङ) is a 2019 Nepali novel by Chuden Kabimo. The novel is based on the Gorkhaland movement revolution that took place during 1980s in the northern part of West Bengal. The Nepali edition of the novel was initially published in 2019 by FinePrint Publication in Nepal and Sambodhan Publication in India. Kabimo, a writer from Kalimpong district, is the winner of the Yuva Puraskar for Nepali language 2018 for ''1986''—a short story collection centering around the Gorkhaland movement issue. Synopsis The original title ''Faatsung'' translates to 'story of the soil' In Lepcha language. Kabimo belongs to the Lepcha community, an ethnic group indigenous to eastern Nepal, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim region. The story revolves around the friendship of an unnamed narrator with his friend Norden, on the backdrop of the movement. One day, the narrator receives the news Norden's death in a recent earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Yuva Puraskar Winners For Nepali
Yuva Puraskar () relates to books published by an author of the age of 35 and below as on January 1 of the year of the award. This is a list of Nepali writers who received the award given by Sahitya Akademi. Recipients Following are the recipients: See also * List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Nepali * Yuva Puraskar The Yuva Puraskar (Hindi: युवा पुरस्कार), also known as Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on young writers of outsta ... References {{Nepali literature Indian literary awards Awards established in 2011 2011 establishments in India Yuva Puraskar winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepali Language
Nepali (; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a '' lingua franca''. Nepali has official status in the Indian state of Sikkim and in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration of West Bengal. It is spoken by about a quarter of Bhutan's population. Nepali also has a significant number of speakers in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Uttarakhand. In Myanmar it is spoken by the Burmese Gurkhas. The Nepali diaspora in the Middle East, Brunei, Australia and worldwide also use the language. Nepali is spoken by approximately 16 million native speakers and another 9 million as a second language. Nepali is commonly classified within the Eastern Pahari group of the Northern zone of Indo-Aryan. The language originated from the Sinja Valley, Karnali Province then the capital city of the Khasa K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalimpong District
Kalimpong district is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. Originally known as Dalingkot tehsil, the region was alternatively under the control of Sikkim and Bhutan. In 1865, it was annexed from Bhutan by British India under the Treaty of Sinchula, and administered as a subdivision of the Darjeeling district from 1916 to 2017. In 2017, it was carved out as a separate district to become the 21st district of West Bengal. The district is headquartered at Kalimpong, which grew to prominence as a market town for Indo-Tibetan trade during the British period. It is bounded by Pakyong district of Sikkim in the north, Bhutan in the east, Darjeeling district in the west, and Jalpaiguri district in the south. The district consists of the Kalimpong Municipality and three community development blocks: Kalimpong I, Kalimpong II and Gorubathan. Area Apart from the Kalimpong municipality that consists of 23 wards, the district contains rural areas of 42 gram panchayats under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faatsung
''Song of the Soil'' (Original title: ''Faatsung''; ne, फातसुङ) is a 2019 Nepali language, Nepali novel by Chuden Kabimo. The novel is based on the Gorkhaland movement revolution that took place during 1980s in the northern part of West Bengal. The Nepali edition of the novel was initially published in 2019 by FinePrint Publication in Nepal and Sambodhan Publication in India. Kabimo, a writer from Kalimpong district, is the winner of the List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Nepali, Yuva Puraskar for Nepali language 2018 for ''1986''—a short story collection centering around the Gorkhaland movement issue. Synopsis The original title ''Faatsung'' translates to 'story of the soil' In Lepcha language. Kabimo belongs to the Lepcha people, Lepcha community, an ethnic group indigenous to Province No. 1, eastern Nepal, Darjeeling, Kalimpong district, Kalimpong and Sikkim region. The story revolves around the friendship of an unnamed narrator with his friend Norden, on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madan Puraskar
The Madan Puraskar ( ne, मदन पुरस्कार) is a literary honor in Nepal which Madan Puraskar Guthi confers annually for an outstanding book in the Nepali language published within the calendar year. It is considered the most prestigious literature award in Nepal. It is awarded on the day of Ghatasthapana every year alongside Jagadamba Shree Puraskar. History The award was established by daughter in law of Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher JBR, Queen Jagadamba Kumari Devi, in memory of her husband late General Madan Shumsher JBR, on 26 September 1955. Since then it has been presented every year, except in 1974 and 1976. At the time of its establishment, the award prize was रु 4,000. On the Golden–Jubilee year 2005, the award prize was increased to रु 400,000. List of Winners and Short list by year 2015 – 2021 2000 – 2014 Before 2014 (2071 BS), shortlist was not published. 1986– 1999 1971 – 1985 1956 – 1970 Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JCB Prize
JCB Prize for Literature is an Indian literary award established in 2018. It is awarded annually with prize to a distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer working in English or translated fiction by an Indian writer. The winners will be announced each November with shortlists in October and longlists in September. It has been called ''"India's most valuable literature prize"''. Rana Dasgupta is the founding Literary Director of the JCB Prize. In 2020, Mita Kapur was appointed as the new Literary Director. The JCB Literature Foundation was established to maintain the award. It is funded by the English construction manufacturing group JCB. Publishers are allowed, per imprint, to enter two novels originally written in English and two novels translated into English from another language. Honorees Winners indicated with a blue ribbon (). 2018 The inaugural JCB Prize longlist was announced in September 2018. The 5-member shortlist was announced October 2018. The winner was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorkhaland Movement
The Gorkhaland movement is a campaign to create a separate state of India in the Gorkhaland region of West Bengal for the Nepali speaking Indians. The proposed state includes the hill regions of the Darjeeling district, Kalimpong district and Dooars regions that include Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and parts of Coochbehar districts. A demand for a separate administrative unit in Darjeeling has existed since 1909, when the Hillmen's Association of Darjeeling submitted a memorandum to Minto-Morley Reforms demanding a separate administrative setup. The proposed Gorkhaland will have an area of over 7,500 sq km and it would be bigger than the Indian states of Goa and Sikkim. Its population is four million roughly equal to the population of Manipur and Tripura. However the proposed state doesn't have a Gorkha majority. Gorkhas constitute only around 35 per cent of the total population in the proposed state (In the Darjeeling district, Nepali is spoken by 40% of the population, While in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuva Puraskar
The Yuva Puraskar (Hindi: युवा पुरस्कार), also known as Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on young writers of outstanding works in one of the 24 major Indian languages. Instituted in 2011, it recognises young writers under the age of 35, with the aim of encouraging and promoting young writers. It comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque. Lists of recipients by languages * List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Assamese * List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Bengali * List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Bodo * List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Dogri * List of Yuva Puraskar winners for English * List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Gujarati * List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Hindi * List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Kannada * List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Kashmiri * List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Konkani * List of Yuva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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