# Shankar Lamichhane

_Nepalese writer_

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> Shankar Lamichhane was a Nepalese essayist and short–story writer. He is best known for his Madan Puraskar–winning essay collection Abstract Chintan Pyaj.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1930 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488696#P569))
- **Died:** 1976 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488696#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488696#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488696#P106))

## Questions

**When was Shankar Lamichhane born?**  
Shankar Lamichhane was born on 1930.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Shankar Lamichhane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankar_Lamichhane) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): शङ्कर लामिछाने](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7488696](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488696) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: शङ्कर लामिछाने.jpg by MasterLuffy (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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