Gadul Singh Lama

Gadul Singh Lama (15 June 1939 – 12 July 2025), popularly known as Sanu Lama, was an Indian fiction writer, poet and translator of Nepali literature. He was an engineer by profession. He published three short story anthologies and his stories have been translated into English, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese and Oriya languages. He was a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, apart from other awards such as Sikkim Bhanu Puraskar, Dr. Shova Kanti Thegim Smrithi Puraskar and Madan Byakhanmala Puraskar.

Life and career Gadul Singh Lama was born on 15 June 1939 in Gangtok, in what is now the Northeast Indian state of Sikkim (but then Kingdom of Sikkim) to Chandraman Ghising and Phulmaya Ghising. His first article was published in Changya, a local literary magazine. He published his first short story anthology, Katha Sampad, in 1971, composed of stories such as Swasni Manchey, Khani Tarma Ekdin, Phurbhale Gaun Chadyo and Asinapo Manchey, which has since been selected as a prescribed text for the civil services examination of the Union Public Service Commission. This was followed by Gojika in 1981 and Mrigatrishna in 1993, the latter winning him the Sahitya Akademi Award for the year.