Diamond Shumsher Rana | |
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Native name | डायमनशमशेर राणा |
Born | (1918-07-05)5 July 1918 Tansen Durbar, Palpa, Nepal |
Died | 11 March 2011(2011-03-11) (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