About Jagdish Shumsher Rana
Lived 1929 – 2017 (aged 88). Jagdish Shumsher Rana was a diplomat.
Jagadish Shumsher Rana (; 1929 – 2017) was a Nepalese writer and politician. In 1981, Rana was awarded the Madan Puraskar.
Biography Jagadish Shumsher Rana was born on August 3, 1929 (Bhadra 3, 1986 BS) in Kathmandu, Nepal to Mrigendra Shumsher Rana. His grandfather was Baber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, son of Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
In 1981, Rana was awarded the Madan Puraskar for Narsingh Awatar.
Rana was also a noted painter of semi-abstract forms.
Rana died on 9 October 2017 due to heart failure.
Works
Narsingh Awatar Seto Khyak Uttar Aadhunikta ra Bahulya Bisfot Dash Dristikon
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Who was Jagdish Shumsher Rana?
Nepalese writer and politician (1929–2017)
When was Jagdish Shumsher Rana born?
Jagdish Shumsher Rana was born on 18 August 1929 in Kathmandu.
When did Jagdish Shumsher Rana die?
Jagdish Shumsher Rana died on 9 October 2017 in Chandigarh.
What was Jagdish Shumsher Rana's occupation?
Jagdish Shumsher Rana was a diplomat.
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