# Sushma Shimkhada

_Nepali sculptor_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Sushma Shimkhada (1939–2018) was a Nepali sculptor, who received the Mahakavi Devakota Award in fine arts from the government of Nepal in 2015.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1936 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26923580#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Darkha ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26923580#P19))
- **Died:** 5 February 2018 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26923580#P570))
- **Occupation:** sculptor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26923580#P106))

## Questions

**When was Sushma Shimkhada born?**  
Sushma Shimkhada was born on 1936 in Darkha.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sushma Shimkhada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushma_Shimkhada) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q26923580](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26923580) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sushma Shimkhada.png by Deepak Shimkhada, photographer (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sushma_Shimkhada.png)

## Licence and attribution

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

## Cite this page

"Sushma Shimkhada". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sushma-shimkhada. Retrieved 5 November 2026.