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Chuden Kabimo
View on WikipediaChuden 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]
Key Information
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]
In his speech on the award ceremony of Madan Puraskar, most prestigious literary award in Nepal, he said, "the job of literature is to preserve the human being within the human being itself".[6]
Notable works
[edit]- 1986, a short story collection
- Song of the Soil, novel, originally published in Nepali as Faatsung in 2018.
- Urmaal, novel, published in 2025
Awards
[edit]- Winner – Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for Nepali (2018) for 1986.[7]
- Nominated – Madan Puraskar (2018) for Faatsung.[8]
- Nominated – JCB Prize (2022) for Song of the Soil.[9]
- Winner – Madan Puraskar (2024) for Urmaal.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chuden Kabimo - Jaipur Literature Festival". Jaipur Literature Festival. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "जयपुर साहित्य मेलामा नेपालबाट बुद्दिसागरदेखि अमिश मुल्मीसम्म :: बसन्त पहारी :: Shilapatra शिलापत्र - खबरको स्थायी ठेगाना". shilapatra.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Novel from hills goes places". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Mukherjee, Anusua (2023-02-09). "Chuden Kabimo: 'Translated books influenced me a lot'". frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "JCB Prize 2022 shortlist: Can translators be editors?". Mintlounge. 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "साहित्यको काम मान्छेभित्रको मान्छेलाई बचाइराख्नु हो".
- ^ Debnath, Sayari (4 September 2022). "JCB Prize for Literature 2022: Longlisted authors and translators talk about their nominated books". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Republica. "Seven books nominated for Madan Puraskar". My City. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Singing the song of the soil". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Urmaal". Nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2025-08-22.
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