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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ram Sharan Mahat (4).JPG — Ganesh Paudel, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Ram Sharan Mahat\". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ram-sharan-mahat. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-05T06:42:23Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ram-sharan-mahat","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ram-sharan-mahat","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/ram-sharan-mahat?lang=ne"}}