Ranu Devi Adhikari ( ne, रानुदेवी अधिकारी) (27 November 1936 – 30 April 2020) was a singer of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

. She was also one of the prominent leaders of the

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party. She was the first female singer of

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. 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 was born on 27 November 1936 in Birgunj. She grew up in Benaras, India. She was 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 had three children, namely Archana Sharma, Alpana Regmi, and Avin Adhikari. She died on 30 April 2020 at KMC Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu.

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1936 births 2020 deaths People from Birgunj 20th-century Nepalese women singers Nepali Congress politicians from Madhesh Province {{Nepal-singer-stub