Jagdish Ghimire
जगदीश घिमिरे
Born	(1946-04-10)10 April 1946 Manthali, Ramechhap District, Nepal
Died	31 October 2013(2013-10-31) (aged 67) [1] Om Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Citizenship	Nepali
Occupation(s)	Social activist, writer, political analyst
Spouse	Durga Ghimire
Children	Himal Ghimire June Ghimire
Parent	Indra Prasad Padma Kumari

Jagdish Ghimire (10 April 1946 – 31 October 2013) was a Nepalese writer, political analyst and development worker.

Early life

He had a master's degree in sociology from Patna University, India and a post-graduate diploma in population studies from the University of Wales, Cardiff, U.K.^{[ citation needed]}

Life and career

Together with his wife ( Durga Ghimire) ^[2] he was the co-founder of Tamakoshi Seva Samiti (Tamakoshi Service Society, TSS), a nonprofit, non-governmental organization, working in the rural areas of the Ramechhap district for community development, health and education. TSS's main goal is to provide help with reproductive health by organizing communities, women empowerment, access to safe drinking water and sustainable agriculture.

He founded the NGO Federation in 1991 and led Nepal's NGO movement as its chair until in 1994.

He is the founding president of Tilganga Eye Hospital in Kathmandu.

Ghimire served as assistant director of the South Asia Region for International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), London, from 1984 to 1990.

He was Chief Executive Officer of the Family Planning Association of Nepal in 1980 and a consultant for the United Nations Population Fund of Nepal.

Ghimire was a visiting lecturer, Center for Population Studies, University of Wales^{[ citation needed]}

Recognition

He won the Madan Puraskar and Uttam Shanti Puraskar for his biography "Antarmanko Yatra," written while he was in hospital for treatment of multiple myeloma of the spine.

Death

Ghimire died of multiple myeloma at Om Hospital in Kathmandu on 31 October 2013. ^[1]

Publications

• Lilam (Auction) (Novel; 2027 BS)
• Stories of Jagadish (Story Compilation; 2029 BS)
• Sabiti(Novel; 2032 BS)
• Kehi Katha Kabita Sansmaran (2034 BS)
• Santan (offsprings)(Drama; 2034 BS)
• Antarmanko Yatra (Biography; 2064 BS) ^[3]
• Bardi (Novel)
• Sakas (Novel)

References

External links

• Nagarik News
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• [2]
• "The Brief » Blog Archive » Jagadish Ghimire, 68". Nepali Times. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
• "Novelist Ghimire loses battle with cancer MYREPUBLICA.com - News in Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual, POLITICAL AFFAIRS, BUSINESS & ECONOMY, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, LIFESTYLE, SPORTS, OPINION, INTERVIEW, INTERNATIONAL, THE WEEK news in English in Nepal". Myrepublica.com. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.