Jagdish Shumsher Rana (; 1929 â 2017) was a Nepalese writer and politician. In 1981, Rana was awarded the Madan Puraskar.
Jagdish Shumsher Rana was born on August 3, 1929 (Bhadra 3, 1986 BS) in Kathmandu, Nepal to Mrigendra Shumsher Rana. His grandfather was Baber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, son of Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
In 1960, he moved to Shimla after the rise of Panchayat in Nepal. On 16 July 1965, he married Bhuveneshwari Kumari.
In 1981, Rana was awarded the Madan Puraskar for Narsingh Awatar.
In 1983, he presented his credentials as Ambassador to India.
Rana died on 9 October 2017 due to heart failure.