Queen Aishwarya of NepalW
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal

Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah was the Queen of Nepal from 1972 to 2001, also referred as Bada Maharani बडामहारानी. She was the wife of King Birendra and the mother of Crown Prince Dipendra, Prince Nirajan, and Princess Shruti. She was the eldest among the three daughters of late General Kendra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Shree Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah in Lazimpat Durbar, Lazimpat, Kathmandu.

Dharmachari GurumaW
Dharmachari Guruma

Dharmachāri Gurumā was a Nepalese anagarika who was an influential figure in the revival of Theravada Buddhism in Nepal. She was expelled from Kathmandu by the government for her religious activities.

Yogmaya NeupaneW
Yogmaya Neupane

Yogmaya Neupane (Nepali: योगमाया न्यौपाने) (1867–1941) was a religious leader, women's rights activist and poet based in Bhojpur district of Nepal. Yogmaya is considered to be among the pioneer female poets in Nepal with her only published book of poems, the Sarwartha Yogbani considered to be her most notable contribution.

Parijat (writer)W
Parijat (writer)

Parijat was a Nepalese writer. Her real name was Bishnu Kumari Waiba but she wrote under the pen name Parijat. Her most acclaimed publication is Shiris Ko Phool, which has also been adapted in the literature curriculum of some colleges in some English-speaking countries like United States, England etc. Some of the notable universities where Parijat's Shirish Ko Phool was adopted as curriculum in the University of Maryland, USA.

Manjushree ThapaW
Manjushree Thapa

Manjushree Thapa, born in Kathmandu, is a Canadian essayist, fiction writer, translator and editor of Nepali descent.

Tara Devi TuladharW
Tara Devi Tuladhar

Tara Devi Tuladhar was Nepal's first female blood donor and a social worker who dedicated her life to serving society.

Moti Laxmi UpasikaW
Moti Laxmi Upasika

Moti Laxmi Upasika was Nepal's first woman poet and short story writer of modern times. Her first work, a short story, was published in 1935.