Tika Bhai
Poet and AuthorPen Name: Tika Bhai (टीका ‘à¤à¤¾à¤‡’)
ï‚· Permanent Address: Primtam Road, Kalimpong, West Bengal-734301
ï‚· Father’s Name: Late Mr. Birkhabahadur Rai
ï‚· Mother’s Name: Smt. Jasmaya Subba
ï‚· Date of Birth: 4 th Feb 1980
ï‚· Place of Birth: Darjeeling
Educational Background:
ï‚· Masters in History (MA) from ‘North Bengal University’ (NBU), Raja Rammohan Roypur,
Siliguri in the Year 2003
ï‚· Bachelor in Arts (BA) with Honours in History from NBU, Siliguri in the year 2000
Literary/ Published Works:
ï‚· First Published Work: “Maatribhoomi” (Motherland), a poetry in the year 1990 in
“Barpeepal”, a school magazine published from Senior Secondary School, Central Pendam,
Sikkim
ï‚· “Kewal Bukhyachaharu” (Only Scarcecrows), an anthology of Nepali poetries published in
the year 1998
ï‚· “Gangan(?)” (Discussion(?)), a joint poetry anthology published in the year 2000
ï‚· “Say Barsha” (Hundred Years), A Political History of Darjeeling, published in the year
2008 from Janpaksha Prakashan, Darjeeling
ï‚· “Paitalataltira” (Beneath the Foot), An anthology of poems published in the year 2012
from Manawi Prakashan, Kalimpong
Award: Sahitya Akademy Yuva Puraskar- 2014 (For Poem Collection- Paitalataltira)