Chandra Das Rai

Chandra Das Rai popularly known as C.D Rai is a pro democracy leader of pre merger Sikkim, bureaucrat and former journalist.[1] He was a senior leader in Sikkim State Congress.[2]

He also served as the first editor of Sikkim Herald.[3] His son is former member of parliament Prem Das Rai.

Awards
  • 2010- Kanchenjunga Kalam Purashkar- Awarded by Press Club of Sikkim
  • 2014- Bhanu Purashkar- Awarded by Nepali Sahitya Parishad, Sikkim
  • 2018- Kashiraj Pradhan Lifetime Journalism Award- Presented by Government of Sikkim

References
  1. http://sikkimnow.blogspot.com/2014/07/cd-rai-to-be-conferred-bhanu-puraskar.html?m=1. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1959/09/23/archives/2-sikkimese-ask-closer-indian-tie-congress-party-chiefs-urge-full.html?nytmobile=0. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://sikkim.gov.in/departments/information-and-public-relations-department/history-of-ipr-department. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • Bareh, Hamlet (2001). "Introduction". Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-794-8. Retrieved 19 June 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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