Tikabhai

Poet and Author

Pen Name: Tika Bhai (टीका ‘भाइ’)

 Permanent Address: Primtam Road, Kalimpong, West Bengal-734301

 Father’s Name: Late Mr. Birkhabahadur Rai

 Mother’s Name: Smt. Jasmaya Subba

 Date of Birth: 4 th Feb 1980

 Place of Birth: Darjeeling

Educational Background:

 Masters in History (MA) from ‘North Bengal University’ (NBU), Raja Rammohan Roypur,

Siliguri in the Year 2003

 Bachelor in Arts (BA) with Honours in History from NBU, Siliguri in the year 2000

Literary/ Published Works:

 First Published Work: “Maatribhoomi” (Motherland), a poetry in the year 1990 in

“Barpeepal”, a school magazine published from Senior Secondary School, Central Pendam,

Sikkim

 “Kewal Bukhyachaharu” (Only Scarcecrows), an anthology of Nepali poetries published in

the year 1998

 “Gangan(?)” (Discussion(?)), a joint poetry anthology published in the year 2000

 “Say Barsha” (Hundred Years), A Political History of Darjeeling, published in the year

2008 from Janpaksha Prakashan, Darjeeling

 “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)

Tika Bhai