Shiva Kumar Rai (1919-1995) was a Nepali language writer and politician from Darjeeling, India. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for his collection of short stories Khaharey. He was the first Gorkha minister in the state of West Bengal after becoming a deputy minister in 1952.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1995 · aged 76
Written about in
6 languages
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