Prabhas Kumar Choudhary

Prabhas Kumar Choudhary
Born(1941-01-02)2 January 1941
Pindaruch, Bihar, British India
Died22 February 1998(1998-02-22) (aged 57)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationWriter, editor and publisher
NationalityIndian
Period20th century

Prabhas Kumar Choudhary (प्रभास कुमार चौधरी, 2 January 1941 – 22 February 1998) was an Indian author, editor and publisher known for his novels and short stories, written in Maithili and Hindi languages. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Maithili language in 1990 for Prabhasak Katha, a collection of short stories and authored other books. He also won the Vaidehi Puraskar in 1982 for his book Raja Pokhair Me Katek Machri.