Lil Bahadur Chettri


Lil Bahadur Chettri is an Indian writer in the Nepali language from Assam, India. He is 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 Tribhuwan University, Nepal. Here is one more article about his novel "Basain" described as it observed by a general reader. In 2016 he was honoured with Jagadamba Shree Purasakar for his contribution to the Nepali literature and language. In 2020 Government of India awarded him Padmashri, the fourth highest civilian award of India for his contributions.

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