Ranu Devi Adhikari
Ranu Devi Adhikari (Nepali: रानुदेवी अधिकारी)(1936- present) is a singer of Nepal.[1] She was also one of the prominent leaders of the Nepali Congress party. She is the first female singer of Radio Nepal. She used to sing revolutionary songs like "Jaago Nepali" on radio nepal, to ignite fire in the hearts of the nepalese people during the times of oppression. She is the younger sister of the late Nona Koirala. She, along with her sister ,brother-in-law Yuvaraj Adhikari and other members of the Koirala family were part of the revolution that led to the ultimate downfall of the Rana regime.
Ranu Devi was also a history teacher at Ballika Vidyalaya in Biratnagar.
She married Tirtha Prasad Adhikari. She has three children, namely Archana Sharma, Alpana Regmi, and her youngest and only son Avin Adhikari.
See also
- Radio Nepal
- Nepali Congress