Lil Bahadur Chettri () is an Indian writer in the

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 ...

from

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, India. He is a recipient of

Sahitya Academy Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

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

Tribhuwan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is t ...

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. In 2016, he was honoured with

Jagadamba Shree Purasakar Jagadamba Shree Puraskar () is an award given for contribution to Nepali Language, Literature, Art and Folk Culture Field. It is awarded to a person or an organization who has contributed in the field of Nepali language, literature, art or folk c ...

for his contribution to the Nepali literature and language. In 2020,

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awarded him

Padmashri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred ...

, the fourth highest civilian award of India for his contribution in literature and education.

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''

References