# Sushma Joshi

_Nepalese writer_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Sushma Joshi (Nepali: सुष्मा जोशी) is a Nepali writer, filmmaker based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her fiction and non-fiction deal with Nepal's civil conflict, as well as stories of globalization, migration and diaspora.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 26 May 1973 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7648973#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7648973#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7648973#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer; director; artist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7648973#P106))
- **Education:** Brown University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7648973#P69))

## About

"The Prediction", a book of short stories that bring together stories of tradition and modernity, was published in 2013. Art Matters, a book of essays about contemporary art, was supported by the Alliance Française de Katmandou.

Her non-fiction reportage has appeared in The Kathmandu Post, The Nation Weekly, Indian Express (USA), Republica, and other publications.

## Questions

**When was Sushma Joshi born?**  
Sushma Joshi was born on 26 May 1973 in Kathmandu.

**Where did Sushma Joshi study?**  
Sushma Joshi was educated at Brown University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sushma Joshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushma_Joshi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7648973](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7648973) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sushma Joshi.jpg by Sebastian Meyer (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sushma_Joshi.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Sushma Joshi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sushma Joshi.jpg — Sebastian Meyer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Sushma Joshi". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sushma-joshi. Retrieved 4 November 2026.