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Chemjong's research into and publication of Kirant history and culture challenged perceptions of the Nepalese official doctrine that showcased Nepal as a Hindu cultural monolith devoid of alternative narratives.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 January 1904","date":"1904-01-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6003260#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Darjeeling","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169997"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6003260#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"1975","date":"1975"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6003260#P570"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Nepal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6003260#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"philosopher","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4964182"},{"text":"historian","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201788"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6003260#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Calcutta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1145306"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6003260#P69"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iman_Xin_Chemjong","https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%99","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6003260"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Iman Xin Chemjong born?","a":"Iman Xin Chemjong was born on 1 January 1904 in Darjeeling."},{"q":"Where did Iman Xin Chemjong study?","a":"Iman Xin Chemjong was educated at University of Calcutta."}],"related":[{"name":"Balkrishna","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/balkrishna"},{"name":"Baburam Acharya","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/baburam-acharya"},{"name":"Govinda K.C.","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/govinda-k-c"},{"name":"Marshall D. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Iman singh chemjong.jpg — RajeevKarma, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Iman Xin Chemjong\". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/iman-xin-chemjong. Retrieved 3 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-12T06:16:56Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-03","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/iman-xin-chemjong","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/iman-xin-chemjong","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/iman-xin-chemjong?lang=ne"}}