Khir/खीर | Written by Indrabahadur Rai

Indra Bahadur Rai (3 February 1927 – 6 March 2018) was an Indian Nepali-language writer and literary critic from Darjeeling. Throughout his life, he wrote many essays, short stories, novels, and works of criticism. His stories Kheer and Raat Bhari Huri Chalyo are among his most well-known. Along with Ishwar Ballav and Bairagi Kainla, he helped start the Tesro Aayam movement in Nepali literature. In 1977, he became the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for the Nepali language.