Litterateur remembered

Kathmandu, January 1:

Speakers at a programme today lauded the contribution of litterateur Iman Chemjong to the Limbu community. At the programme organised to mark the 104th birth anniversary of Chemjong, Nabin Bondum of Limbu Students’ Forum said: “He carried out research on language, culture and the existence of Limbuwan and Khumbuban in Nepal.” Tej Bahadur Sunuwar, vice-president of the Sunuwar Sewa Samaj, said, “All the indigenous Nepalis should respect Chemjong as a dynamic personality as we got our identity due to his hard work.”