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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.




Early life


Bikram Bir Thapa was born on 22 February 1948 in Shillong, Meghalaya to father Raghuvir Thapa Magar and mother Kaushalya Devi Thapa Magar . His father was a retired Gurkha Subedar who passed away when Thapa was 4 years old. 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.




Career


He first published his first story in 1969, called Communist in the Tarun newspaper from Shillong. In 1983, Thapa published romantic novel, Bigatko Parivesh Bhitra, set in his hometown. His Teestadekhi Sutlejsamma deals with the identity crisis of the Indian Gorkhas.
In 1999, he was awarded the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for Nepali language for his work Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa. Bikram Bir Thapa Library School is one of the earliest Nepali-language school in Meghalaya, which is named after him.




Publications


Communist (Nepali: कम्युनिष्ट), 1969
Upahar (Nepali: उपहार), 1973/74
Bigatko Parivesh Bhitra (Nepali: विगतको परिवेशभित्र), novel, 1983
Teestadekhi Sutlejsamma (Nepali: टिस्टादेखि सतलजसम्म), novel, 1986
Hatya: Rato Dairyko (Nepali: हत्या: रातो डायरीको), 1994
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


Sahitya Akademi Award (1999) for Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa
Kanchenjunga National Award by Nepali Sahitya Parishad Sikkim




See also


List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Nepali




References

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• Gyanendra dari Nepal
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• Mahendra of Nepal
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• List of Nepalese writers
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