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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Janardan Sharma Prabhakar जनार्दन शर्मा प्रभाकर.jpg — Gunjan Raj Giri, CC0.","cite":"\"Janardan Sharma\". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/janardan-sharma. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-12T06:16:56Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/janardan-sharma","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/janardan-sharma","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/janardan-sharma?lang=ne"}}