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| other_names = Vikramveer Thapa <br/> Bikrambir Thapa
| other_names = Vikramveer Thapa <br/> Bikrambir Thapa
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Shillong]], [[Assam]] <br/> (now part of [[Meghalaya]])
| birth_place = [[Shillong]], [[Assam]] <br/> (<small>present-day [[Meghalaya]]<small>)
| nationality = India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Writer
| occupation = Writer, painter
| years_active =
| years_active =
| known_for =
| known_for =
| notable_works =
| notable_works =
| awards = [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Nepali|Sahitya Akademi Award for Nepali]]
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'''Bikram Bir Thapa''' ({{Lang-ne|विक्रमवीर थापा}}; also called '''Vikramveer Thapa;''' 22 February 1948) is a [[Nepali language]] writer best known for his [[short stories]]. In 1999, he won the [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Nepali|Sahitya Akademi Award for Nepali language]] for his work ''Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhungel |first=Pankaj |date=2022-08-20 |title=Sikkim: Nepali Bhasa Diwas observed at awards ceremony |url=http://www.eastmojo.com/sikkim/2022/08/20/sikkim-nepali-bhasa-diwas-observed-at-awards-ceremony/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Bikram Bir Thapa''' ({{Lang-ne|विक्रमवीर थापा}}; 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 [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Nepali|Sahitya Akademi Award for Nepali language]] for his work ''Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhungel |first=Pankaj |date=2022-08-20 |title=Sikkim: Nepali Bhasa Diwas observed at awards ceremony |url=http://www.eastmojo.com/sikkim/2022/08/20/sikkim-nepali-bhasa-diwas-observed-at-awards-ceremony/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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== Publications ==
== Publications ==


* ''Communist'' (कम्युनिष्ट), 1969
* ''Communist'' ({{Lang-ne|कम्युनिष्ट}}), 1969
* ''Upahar'' (उपहार), 1973/74
* ''Upahar'' ({{Lang-ne|उपहार}}), 1973/74
* ''Bigatko Parivesh Bhitra'' (विगतको परिवेशभित्र), novel, 1983<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |title=नष्ट पुस्तक |url=https://nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com/others/116788-1487400420.html |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Nagarik |language=ne}}</ref>
* ''Bigatko Parivesh Bhitra'' ({{Lang-ne|विगतको परिवेशभित्र}}), novel, 1983<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |title=नष्ट पुस्तक |url=https://nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com/others/116788-1487400420.html |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Nagarik |language=ne}}</ref>
* ''Teestadekhi Sutlejsamma'' (टिस्टादेखि सतलजसम्म), novel, 1986<ref name=":2" />
* ''Teestadekhi Sutlejsamma'' ({{Lang-ne|टिस्टादेखि सतलजसम्म}}), novel, 1986<ref name=":2" />
* ''Hatya: Rato Dairyko'' (हत्या : रातो डायरीको), 1994<ref name=":2" />
* ''Hatya: Rato Dairyko'' ({{Lang-ne|हत्या: रातो डायरीको}}), 1994<ref name=":2" />
* ''Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa'' (बीसौं शताब्दीकी मोनालिसा), 1997
* ''Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa'' ({{Lang-ne|बीसौं शताब्दीकी मोनालिसा}}), 1997
* ''Mato Boldo Ho'' (माटो बोल्दो हो), novel, 2007
* ''Mato Boldo Ho'' ({{Lang-ne|माटो बोल्दो हो}}), novel, 2007
* ''Manisingh Gurung'' (मणिसिंह गुरुङ), biography, 2010
* ''Manisingh Gurung'' ({{Lang-ne|मणिसिंह गुरुङ}}), biography, 2010
* ''Kargil Yuddha'' (कारगिल युद्ध), autobiography, 2016
* ''Kargil Yuddha'' ({{Lang-ne|कारगिल युद्ध}}), autobiography, 2016


== Awards ==
== Awards ==

Revision as of 05:01, 18 March 2023

Bikram Bir Thapa
Born (1948-02-22) 22 February 1948 (age 76)
Shillong, Assam
(present-day Meghalaya)
NationalityIndian
Other namesVikramveer Thapa
Bikrambir Thapa
Occupation(s)Writer, painter
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award for Nepali

Bikram Bir Thapa (Nepali: विक्रमवीर थापा; 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

Bikram Bir Thapa was born on 22 February 1948 in Shillong, Meghalaya to father Raghuvir Thapa and mother Kaushalya Devi.[2][3] His father was a retired Gurkha Subedar who passed away 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

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

  • Communist (Nepali: कम्युनिष्ट), 1969
  • Upahar (Nepali: उपहार), 1973/74
  • Bigatko Parivesh Bhitra (Nepali: विगतको परिवेशभित्र), novel, 1983[9]
  • Teestadekhi Sutlejsamma (Nepali: टिस्टादेखि सतलजसम्म), novel, 1986[9]
  • Hatya: Rato Dairyko (Nepali: हत्या: रातो डायरीको), 1994[9]
  • Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa (Nepali: बीसौं शताब्दीकी मोनालिसा), 1997
  • Mato Boldo Ho (Nepali: माटो बोल्दो हो), novel, 2007
  • Manisingh Gurung (Nepali: मणिसिंह गुरुङ), biography, 2010
  • Kargil Yuddha (Nepali: कारगिल युद्ध), autobiography, 2016

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ Dhungel, Pankaj (20 August 2022). "Sikkim: Nepali Bhasa Diwas observed at awards ceremony". EastMojo. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "साहित्यकार विक्रमवीर थापाको संक्षिप्त जीवनी र व्यक्तित्वको अध्ययन". समकालीन साहित्य प्रतिष्ठान (in Nepali). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "पूर्वाेत्तर भारतीय कलामा नेपाली संस्कृति". Himal Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Dakhar still". Himal Southasian. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. ^ "विक्रमवीर थापाको औपन्यासिक शिल्प". समकालीन साहित्य प्रतिष्ठान (in Nepali). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b Subba, Tanka Bahadur (2009). Indian Nepalis: Issues and Perspectives. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 206–210. ISBN 978-81-8069-446-2.
  7. ^ Chettri, Bhanu; Subba, Mangal Singh (1999). An Anthology of Nepali Short Stories in English. Munal Prakashan Sangsthan. p. 209.
  8. ^ "मेघालयमा नेपाली समुदाय". Kantipur (in Nepali). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "नष्ट पुस्तक". Nagarik (in Nepali). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  10. ^ Bhaṭṭarāī, Ghaṭarāja (1994). Nepālī sāhityakāra paricaya kośa: Nepali sahityakar parichaya kosh (in Nepali). Neśanala Risarca Eśosiyaṭsa. p. 342.
  11. ^ "नेपाली साहित्य परिषद् सिक्किमद्वारा भाषा मान्यता दिवस पालन –". The Republic Indian Infotainment (in Nepali). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.


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