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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: The Chairman, Wadhwani Foundation, Dr. Romesh Wadhwani calling on the Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, in New Delhi on February 17, 2016 (cropped).jpg — Ministry of Railways, GODL-India.","cite":"\"Romesh Wadhwani\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/romesh-wadhwani. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/romesh-wadhwani","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/romesh-wadhwani","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/romesh-wadhwani?lang=ne"}}