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Jagdish Shumsher Rana

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Jagdish Shumsher Rana
Born(1929-08-18)August 18, 1929
Kathmandu, Nepal
Died9 October 2017(2017-10-09) (aged 88)
NationalityNepalese
Other namesJagdish Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
OccupationWriter

Jagdish Shumsher Rana (Nepali: जगदीशशमशेर राणा; 1929 – 2017) was a Nepalese writer and politician. In 1981, Rana was awarded the Madan Puraskar.

Biography

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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]

Works

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  • Narsingh Awatar
  • Seto Khyak
  • Uttar Aadhunikta ra Bahulya Bisfot
  • Dash Dristikon

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Remembering Jagadish Shamsher Rana". My City. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.