Lil Bahadur Chettri

Lil Bahadur Chettri (लील बहादुर क्षेत्री) is an Nepali Indian writer in the Nepali language from Assam, India. He is a recipient of Sahitya Academy Award for his book Brahmaputrako Chheu Chhau. His other book Basain is a story of poor villagers who undergo suffering due to the exploitation of the feudal and so-called upper class of the society. It is included in the curriculum of Tribhuvan University, Nepal. In 2016, he was honoured with Jagadamba Shree Purasakar for his contribution to the Nepali literature and language. In 2020, Government of India awarded him Padmashri, the fourth highest civilian award of India for his contribution in literature and education.

Novels

 * Basain  (1957)
 * Brahmaputraka ChheuChhau (1986)
 * Atripta (1969)

Essays

 * Assam Ma Nepali Bhasako Sharogharo (Difficulties of Nepali Language in Assam)

Plays

 * Dobato (Crossroads)

Short stories collection

 * Tindasak Bis Abhibyakti (Twenty Expressions In Three Decades)
 * Lil Bahadur Chettri ka Kathaharu