Bikram Bir Thapa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1948 |
| Other names | Vikramveer Thapa Bikrambir Thapa |
| Occupation | Writer, painter |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award for Nepali |
Bikram Bir Thapa (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; also called Vikramveer Thapa; 22 February 1948) is an Indian painter and Nepali language writer, best known for his short stories. In 1999, he won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Nepali language for his work Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Bikram Bir Thapa was born on 22 February 1948 in Shillong, Meghalaya to father Raghuvir Thapa Magar and mother Kaushalya Devi Thapa Magar .[2][3] His father was a retired Gurkha Subedar who died when Thapa was 4 years old.[2] On 16 May 1968, he joined the Indian Army in the infantry regiment of 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) and participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2][4]
Career[edit | edit source]
He first published his first story in 1969, called Communist in the Tarun newspaper from Shillong.[2][5] In 1983, Thapa published romantic novel, Bigatko Parivesh Bhitra, set in his hometown.[6] His Teestadekhi Sutlejsamma deals with the identity crisis of the Indian Gorkhas.[6]
In 1999, he was awarded the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for Nepali language for his work Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa.[7] Bikram Bir Thapa Library School is one of the earliest Nepali-language school in Meghalaya, which is named after him.[8]
Publications[edit | edit source]
- Communist (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), 1969
- Upahar (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), 1973/74
- Bigatko Parivesh Bhitra (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), novel, 1983[9]
- Teestadekhi Sutlejsamma (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), novel, 1986[9]
- Hatya: Rato Dairyko (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), 1994[9]
- Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), 1997
- Mato Boldo Ho (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), novel, 2007
- Manisingh Gurung (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), biography, 2010
- Kargil Yuddha (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), autobiography, 2016
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Sahitya Akademi Award (1999) for Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa[10]
- Kanchenjunga National Award by Nepali Sahitya Parishad Sikkim[11]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Dhungel, Pankaj (20 August 2022). "Sikkim: Nepali Bhasa Diwas observed at awards ceremony". EastMojo. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "साहित्यकार विक्रमवीर थापाको संक्षिप्त जीवनी र व्यक्तित्वको अध्ययन". समकालीन साहित्य प्रतिष्ठान (in नेपाली). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "पूर्वाेत्तर भारतीय कलामा नेपाली संस्कृति". Himal Khabar (in नेपाली). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "Dakhar still". Himal Southasian. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "विक्रमवीर थापाको औपन्यासिक शिल्प". समकालीन साहित्य प्रतिष्ठान (in नेपाली). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Subba, Tanka Bahadur (2009). Indian Nepalis: Issues and Perspectives. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 206–210. ISBN 978-81-8069-446-2.
- ↑ Chettri, Bhanu; Subba, Mangal Singh (1999). An Anthology of Nepali Short Stories in English. Munal Prakashan Sangsthan. p. 209.
- ↑ "मेघालयमा नेपाली समुदाय". Kantipur (in नेपाली). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "नष्ट पुस्तक". Nagarik (in नेपाली). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ Bhaṭṭarāī, Ghaṭarāja (1994). Nepālī sāhityakāra paricaya kośa: Nepali sahityakar parichaya kosh (in नेपाली). Neśanala Risarca Eśosiyaṭsa. p. 342.
- ↑ "नेपाली साहित्य परिषद् सिक्किमद्वारा भाषा मान्यता दिवस पालन –". The Republic Indian Infotainment (in नेपाली). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.