# Angur Baba Joshi

_Nepalese social activist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Angur Baba Joshi was a Nepali social activist and the first Nepalese woman principal. Joshi died in 2020 in Kathmandu, Nepal, aged 87. She is widely renowned as a progressive figure in Nepal's education system, particularly for her role in women's empowerment in education with education policies and schemes.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 15 August 1932 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22975584#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22975584#P19))
- **Died:** 20 June 2020 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22975584#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22975584#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22975584#P27))
- **Occupation:** social worker ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22975584#P106))

## Questions

**When was Angur Baba Joshi born?**  
Angur Baba Joshi was born on 15 August 1932 in Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Angur Baba Joshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angur_Baba_Joshi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): अङ्गूरबाबा जोशी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q22975584](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22975584) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Angur Baba Joshi". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/angur-baba-joshi. Retrieved 14 November 2026.