Lil Bahadur Chettri (, 1 March 1933 – 13 March 2025) was an Indian writer in the

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from

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, who was a recipient of

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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

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, Nepal. In 2016, he was honoured with

Jagadamba Shree Purasakar Jagadamba Shree Puraskar () is an award given to a person or an organization for contribution to Nepali language, literature, art and folk culture. It is presented alongside Madan Puraskar by Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, on the day of Ghatasthapa ...

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

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awarded him the

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, the fourth highest civilian award of India for his contribution in literature and education. Chettri died on 13 March 2025, at the age of 92.

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

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* 1933 births 2025 deaths Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Nepali Indian male novelists Writers from Guwahati 20th-century Indian novelists Novelists from Assam 20th-century Indian male writers Nepali-language writers from India English-language writers from India Indian Gorkhas Jagadamba Shree Puraskar winners Khas people Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature and education {{India-writer-stub