Bikram Bir Thapa (; 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 died 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 (), 1969 Upahar (), 1973/74 Bigatko Parivesh Bhitra (), novel, 1983 Teestadekhi Sutlejsamma (), novel, 1986 Hatya: Rato Dairyko (), 1994 Bishaun Shatabdi Ki Monalisa (), 1997 Mato Boldo Ho (), novel, 2007 Manisingh Gurung (), biography, 2010 Kargil Yuddha (), 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