Bairagi Kainla | |
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वैरागी काइँला (Nepali) ᤋᤡᤗ ᤒᤡᤡᤡᤁᤪᤔ ᤏᤣᤶᤒᤠᤅ ᤗᤡᤶᤒᤢ (Limbu) | |
Born | Til Bikram Nembang Limbu August 9, 1939 |
Nationality | Nepalese |
Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Alma mater | Calcutta University |
Occupation(s) | Poet, Former Chancellor of Nepal Academy |
Movement | Tesro Aayam |
Spouse | Dev Kumari Nembang Limbu |
Children | 1 daughter |
Parent(s) | Kharga Bahadur Nembang Limbu (Father) Saraswati Nembang Limbu (Mother) |
Relatives | 7 brothers, 6 sisters |
Awards | Sajha Puraskar Jagadamba Shree Puraskar |
Til Bikram Nembang Limbu, professionally known as Bairagi Kainla or Bairagi Kaila, is a Nepalese poet and litterateur.[1][2][3] He has served as Chancellor of the Nepal Academy from 2009 (2066 BS) to 2013 (2070 BS).[4] Part of his significant literary struggle was the Tesro Aayam (Third Dimension) movement. During the early 1960s, he, along with Ishwor Ballav and Indra Bahadur Rai, searched unexplored realms of Nepali literature and added a new dimension – the third dimension – to Nepalese literature.[5]
He is currently working in the field of Folklore of Limbu ethnic people of Eastern Nepal. He is also working to promote the culture, language and literature of the minor communities, nationalities and indigenous people of Nepal. Bairagi Kainla was nominated as a member of the Royal Nepal Academy in 1990.