# Usha Sherchan

_Nepali poet, lyricist and writer_

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Last updated: 2026-10-19

> Usha Sherchan is a Nepalese poet, lyricist and writer. She has published three collections of poetry, a collection of short stories and a novel. She has also written lyrics for five music albums. She writes about various social and feminism issues in her poems and stories. She is one of the few writers in Nepal who writes stories about queer people.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 22 August 1955 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110983836#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Pokhara ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110983836#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110983836#P27))
- **Occupation:** poet; lyricist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110983836#P106))
- **Education:** Prithvi Narayan Campus; Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110983836#P69))

## Questions

**When was Usha Sherchan born?**  
Usha Sherchan was born on 22 August 1955 in Pokhara.

**Where did Usha Sherchan study?**  
Usha Sherchan was educated at Prithvi Narayan Campus, Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus.

## Related

- [Pokhara](https://diginpl.com/places/pokhara)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Usha Sherchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usha_Sherchan) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q110983836](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110983836) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Usha Sherchan1.JPG by Ganesh Paudel (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usha_Sherchan1.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Usha Sherchan". DigiNepal. Last updated 19 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/usha-sherchan. Retrieved 21 October 2026.