Asit Rai (Nepali: à ¤ à ¤¸à ¥Âà ¤¤ à ¤°à ¤¾à ¤Â) is a writer and novelist in the Nepali language from Darjeeling district, India. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981 for his novel Naya Kshitij Ko Khoj.