Chuden Kabimo | |
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छुदेन काविमो | |
 Kabimo speaking in KTV – Kalimpong Podcast (2022) | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist |
| Notable work | 1986, Song of the Soil , Urmaal |
| Awards | Madan Puraskar (2024), Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2018) |
Chuden Kabimo is an Indian Nepali language writer and journalist based in Kalimpong, India. [1] Kabimo has authored three books. He is best known for his 2024 novel Urmaal and 2018 novel Faatsung , originally written in Nepali and translated into English as Song of the Soil in 2021. [2]
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He recently received the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2024 for his novel Urmaal, which, like his first two books, revolves around the Gorkhaland movement.
He also won the prestigious Yuva Puraskar in 2018 for his debut book, a collection of short stories titled 1986. [3] His second book Faatsung was published in 2018 and was shortlisted for the Madan Puraskar for the same year. The English translation of the book Song of the Soil, translated by Ajit Baral was also shortlisted for the JCB Prize. [4] Both of his first two works centered around the Gorkhaland movement in India. [5]
