Indra Bahadur Rai | |
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इन्द्रबहादुर राई | |
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| Born | 3 February 1927 |
| Died | 6 March 2018 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, Short Story Writer, Essayist, Literary Critic |
| Notable work | Aaja Ramita Chha Raat Bhari Huri Chalyo |
| Movement | Tesro Aayam Lila Lekhan |
| Spouse |
Mayadevi Rai (died 2017) |
| Children | 3 (1 son and 2 daughters) |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award, Jagadamba Shree Puraskar, Agam Singh Giri Smriti Puraskar |
Indra Bahadur Rai (3 February 1927 – 6 March 2018) was an Indian Nepali language writer and literary critic from Darjeeling, India. He wrote multiple essays, short stories, novels and criticism in his lifetime. Kheer and Raat Bhari Huri Chalyo are some of his most popular stories. He started a literary movement in Nepali literature known as Tesro Aayam with Ishwar Ballav and Bairagi Kainla. In 1977, he won the first ever Sahitya Akademi Award for Nepali language.[1]
- ^ "Remembering Indra Bahadur Rai, the Writer Who Defined the Indian-Nepali Identity". The Wire. Retrieved 9 April 2022.