# Ashmina Ranjit

_Nepalese artist and activist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-16

> Ashmina Ranjit is a Nepalese artist and activist. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and has created performance and conceptual art addressing gender roles, human rights, and sociopolitical issues in Nepal. Her work has included themes identified in Nepalese media and scholarship as culturally sensitive, such as menstrual discrimination and class inequality. Ranjit has been noted in art historical accounts for her contributions to contemporary Nepalese conceptual and performance art, particularly during the Nepalese Civil War and the country’s political transition to democracy.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1966 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133226301#P569))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133226301#P27))
- **Occupation:** interdisciplinary artist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133226301#P106))

## Questions

**When was Ashmina Ranjit born?**  
Ashmina Ranjit was born on 1966.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ashmina Ranjit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashmina_Ranjit) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q133226301](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133226301) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Ashmina Ranjit". DigiNepal. Last updated 16 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ashmina-ranjit. Retrieved 6 November 2026.