Chuden Kabimo is an Indian

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 st ...

writer and journalist based in Kalimpong,

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. Kabimo has authored two books. He is best known for his 2018 novel ''

Faatsung ''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 N ...

'', originally written in Nepali and translated into English as ''Song of the Soil'' in 2021. He won the prestigious

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 ...

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 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 pre ...

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 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 an ...

. Both of his first two works centered around the Gorkhaland movement in India.

Notable works

* ''1986'', a short story collection * ''

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. Th ...

'', novel, originally published in Nepali as ''Faatsung'' in 2018.

Awards

* Winner – Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for Nepali (2018) for ''1986.'' * Nominated –

(2018) for ''Faatsung''. * Nominated –

(2022) for ''

''.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Kalimpong district Nepali-language writers from India Journalists from West Bengal Lepcha people {{India-writer-stub