# Mahesh Bikram Shah

_Nepalese writer_

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Last updated: 2026-10-14

> Mahesh Bikram Shah is author, novelist and winner of Madan Puraskar for his book Chhapamar ko Chhoro of Nepal.Shah is now a retired policeman.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16866686#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16866686#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16866686#P106))

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mahesh Bikram Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahesh_Bikram_Shah) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): महेशविक्रम शाह](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16866686](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16866686) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Mahesh Bikram Shah". DigiNepal. Last updated 14 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mahesh-bikram-shah. Retrieved 7 November 2026.