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Iman Singh Chemjong Limbu | |
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| इमान सिंह चेम्जोङ लिम्बू ᤀᤡᤔᤠᤏ ᤛᤡᤲᤜ ᤆᤣᤶᤈᤥᤅ ᤗᤡᤶᤒᤢ  | |
| Born | 1 January 1904 Darjeeling, India |
| Died | 1975 (aged 70–71) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Kolkata |
| Occupation(s) | historian, writer, linguist, lexicographer |
| Spouse | Amiran Chemjong |
| Children | 5 |
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Iman Singh Chemjong Limbu; was a Limbu historian, writer, linguist, lexicographer, folklorist, and philosopher of Nepal. Chemjong devoted his entire life to studying and documenting various facets of Kirat Limbu tradition and culture at a time when such activities were frowned upon and even punished by the Nepalese ruling elite as being subversive and "anti-national". Chemjong's research into and publication of Kirant history and culture challenged perceptions of the Nepalese official doctrine that showcased Nepal as a Hindu cultural monolith devoid of alternative narratives.