Chuden Kabimo | |
Native Name: | छुदेन काविमो |
Native Name Lang: | ne |
Birth Place: | Kalimpong District, India |
Nationality: | Indian |
Occupation: | Writer, journalist |
Notable Works: | 1986, Song of the Soil |
Awards: | Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2018) |
Chuden Kabimo is an Indian Nepali language writer and journalist based in Kalimpong, India.[1] Kabimo has authored two books. He is best known for his 2018 novel Faatsung, originally written in Nepali and translated into English as Song of the Soil in 2021.[2]
He 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]