# Manjushree Thapa

_Nepali writer_

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Last updated: 2026-11-02

> Manjushree Thapa is a Nepalese–born Canadian essayist, fiction writer, translator and editor. She is one of the first English writers of Nepali descent to be published internationally. Forget Kathmandu and The Tutor of History are some of her most well-known works.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1968 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467220#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467220#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467220#P27))
- **Occupation:** translator ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467220#P106))

## Questions

**When was Manjushree Thapa born?**  
Manjushree Thapa was born on 1968 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Manjushree Thapa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjushree_Thapa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मञ्जुश्री थापा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q467220](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467220) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: MANJU3.jpg by Alemaugil (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MANJU3.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Manjushree Thapa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: MANJU3.jpg — Alemaugil, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Manjushree Thapa". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/manjushree-thapa. Retrieved 14 November 2026.