# Balkrishna Sama

_Nepalese playwright_

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> Balkrishna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana or Bala Krishna Sama was a Nepalese dramatist. For his great contributions to Nepali literature, he was awarded the title Natya Siromani. He is considered as one of the trimurti (trinity) of Nepali literature alongside Laxmi Prasad Devkota and Lekhnath Paudyal. He is often called the Shakespeare of Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1903 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183944#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183944#P19))
- **Died:** 1981 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183944#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183944#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183944#P27))
- **Occupation:** playwright; writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183944#P106))

## Questions

**When was Balkrishna Sama born?**  
Balkrishna Sama was born on 1903 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Balkrishna Sama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkrishna_Sama) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बालकृष्ण सम](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13183944](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183944) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Balkrishna Sama.jpg by Madan Purashkar Pustakalaya (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balkrishna_Sama.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Balkrishna Sama, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Balkrishna Sama.jpg — Madan Purashkar Pustakalaya, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Balkrishna Sama". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/balkrishna-sama. Retrieved 3 November 2026.