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Lil Bahadur Chettri

Indian writer in the Nepali language (1933–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lil Bahadur Chettri
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Lil Bahadur Chettri (Nepali: लील बहादुर क्षेत्री, 1 March 1933 – 13 March 2025) was an Indian writer in the Nepali language from Assam,[1] who was 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, the Government of India awarded him the Padmashri, the fourth highest civilian award of India for his contribution in literature and education.[5]

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Chettri died on 13 March 2025, at the age of 92.[6]

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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

References

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