# Shashikala Manandhar

_Nepalese writer_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Shashikala Manandhar (born 1960) is a Nepalese novelist. The first female novelist writing in the Nepal Bhasa language, she also writes in Nepali.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7490570#P569))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7490570#P27))
- **Occupation:** novelist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7490570#P106))

## About

Manandhar was born in 1960 in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu. She is a postgraduate in MS. Her first novel was Shaili, published in 1985. although by then she had published Nami in 1982, a collection of short stories; and other literary publications. On 15 January 2003, Manandhar was received the Ganki-Basundhara Award by the Ganki-Basundhara Award Academy.

## Questions

**When was Shashikala Manandhar born?**  
Shashikala Manandhar was born on 1960.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Shashikala Manandhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashikala_Manandhar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): शशिकला मानन्धर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7490570](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7490570) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Shashikala Manandhar". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/shashikala-manandhar. Retrieved 15 November 2026.