Jagdish Shumsher Rana

Jagdish Shumsher Rana (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. His grandfather was Baber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, son of Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.

In 1960, he moved to Shimla after the rise of Panchayat in Nepal. On 16 July 1965, he married Bhuveneshwari Kumari.

In 1981, Rana was awarded the Madan Puraskar for Narsingh Awatar. He served as ambassador of Nepal to India from 1983 to 1988.

Rana died on 9 October 2017 due to heart failure.

Works

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