Jagdish Shumsher Rana
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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.
Biography
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] He served as ambassador of Nepal to India from 1983 to 1988.[4][5]
Rana died on 9 October 2017 due to heart failure.[3]
Works
- Narsingh Awatar
- Seto Khyak
- Uttar Aadhunikta ra Bahulya Bisfot
- Dash Dristikon
References
- ^ a b c "Madan Puraskar winner Rana dies at 88". The Kathmandu Post. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Brentnall, Mark (2004). The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh. Indus Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 978-81-7387-163-4.
- ^ a b "Remembering Jagadish Shamsher Rana". My City. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Thapliyal, Sangeeta (1998). Mutual Security: The Case of India-Nepal. Lancer Publishers. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-897829-44-8.
- ^ "Former Ambassadors". New Delhi, India - Embassy of Nepal. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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- Rana dynasty