Lalita Das Tatma 'Bidrohi' to Receive Karmayogi Badri Pahadi Social Service Award

Kathmandu. This year's Karmayogi Badri Pahadi Social Service Award is set to be conferred upon Lalita Das Tatma 'Bidrohi'. The award, established by the Human Rights and Peace Society, carries a cash prize of NPR 110,000.

Renuaka Poudel, Chairperson of the Peace Society's award selection committee, informed that Lalita Das was chosen for the award in recognition of her significant role in the social justice movement from the Dalit community in Madhesh, and her contributions to the rights of Dalits, women, and marginalized communities.

Born on Shrawan 14, 2042 BS in Sanhaita village of Siraha district, Lalita Das, currently residing in Lahan, is a Provincial Assembly member of the Madhesh Province, a member of the Committee on Women, Children, and Social Justice in the Provincial Assembly, and a central member of the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal.

Lalita Das, who has established an identity as a 'rebel' by raising her voice from the streets to the parliament against caste-based and social discrimination and eviction incidents, has been arrested multiple times during various movements in Madhesh and remains active in social movements. Breaking norms such as the belief that a daughter should not carry her mother's body upon death, when her mother passed away in 2080 BS, she carried the body from her maternal village to the Kamala River and observed the mourning period for 13 days with her head shaved. Lalita Das, who was also active as a radio journalist in the past, has published dozens of articles and writings.