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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Shanti Mishra graduation.jpg — Wallflowernepal, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Shanti Mishra\". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/shanti-mishra. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-13T06:18:00Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/shanti-mishra","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/shanti-mishra","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/shanti-mishra?lang=ne"}}