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Jagdish Shumsher Rana | |
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Born | Kathmandu, Nepal | August 18, 1929
Died | 9 October 2017 | (aged 88)
Nationality | Nepalese |
Other names | Jagdish Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana |
Occupation | Writer |
Jagdish Shumsher Rana (Nepali: जगदीशशमशेर राणा; 1929 – 2017) was a Nepalese writer and politician. In 1981, Rana was awarded the Madan Puraskar.
Jagdish Shumsher Rana was born on August 3, 1929 (Bhadra 3, 1986 BS) in Kathmandu, Nepal to Mrigendra Shumsher Rana.[1] His grandfather was Baber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, son of Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.[1]
In 1960, he moved to Shimla after the rise of Panchayat in Nepal.[1] On 16 July 1965, he married Bhuveneshwari Kumari.[2]
In 1981, Rana was awarded the Madan Puraskar for Narsingh Awatar.[3]
Rana died on 9 October 2017 due to heart failure.[3]