Diamond Shumsher Rana | |
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| Native name | डायमनशमशेर राणा |
| Born | 5 July 1918 Tansen Durbar, Palpa, Nepal |
| Died | 11 March 2011 (aged 92) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Occupation | Writer, politician |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Period | 1948–2011 |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Notable works | Basanti (1948)Seto Bagh (1970) |
Diamond Shumsher Rana (5 July 1918 – 11 March 2011) was a Nepali writer and political activist known for his acclaimed novels Basanti and Seto Bagh.
Life and career[edit]
He was born at Tansen Durbar in Palpa, where his grandfather, Sher Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, was governor. His father Buddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana was a colonel in the Royal Nepal Army.[1] Rana enjoyed a privileged upbringing and was a captain in the Royal Nepal Army.
In 1948 Rana travelled to Benaras, India and had his first novel Basanti published. In Nepal, he had aligned himself with an anti-establishment faction of the Rana regime and was arrested, court-martialled and sentenced to death but was later freed after members of the Rana family pressured the regime for his release.[1] Rana later joined the political opposition and was a member of the Nepali Congress Party from 1954 to 1987.[2]
Bibliography[edit]
- Basanti (1948)
- Seto Bagh (1970)
- Anita
- Griha Prabesh
- Satprayas (Sequel to Seto Bagh)
- Pratibaddha
- Dhanko Dhabba
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