1. Shanti Mishra was a Nepali lecturer, librarian, writer and translator.
19 Facts About Shanti Mishra
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Shanti Mishra was the first Nepali female full-time lecturer and first Nepali female librarian.
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Shanti Mishra was the first female librarian of Tribhuvan University Central Library.
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Shanti Mishra served as the founding director of PEN chapter of Nepal.
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Shanti Mishra had one younger brother and a younger sister.
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Shanti Mishra received her IA and BA degree from Scottish Church College, Calcutta and an MA degree in history from Calcutta University.
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Shanti Mishra received an MA degree in library science from George Peabody Library School, Vanderbilt University.
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Shanti Mishra was appointed as the Chief Librarian of TU Central Library on 1 May 1963.
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Shanti Mishra then wrote a memoir Voice of Truth: The Challenges and Struggles of a Nepalese Woman, depicting the hardships of a woman in South-Asia.
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Shanti Mishra served as the Member-Secretary of the International Women's Year Committee of Nepal in 1975.
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Shanti Mishra was one of the signing members for the establishment of the PEN chapter in Nepal alongside prominent writers such as Greta Rana, Toya Gurung, Ashesh Malla, Bhuwan Dhungana, Dhruba Chandra Gautam, etc.
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Shanti Mishra served as the founding director of the PEN International Nepal.
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Shanti Mishra served as Chairman of Martin Chautari, Advisor to the Sancharika Samuha, UNESCO Consultant for the construction of a modern library in Bhutan in 1985 and the Vice-Chairman of the Rudra Raj Pandey Sahitya Sewa Samiti.
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Shanti Mishra was an honorary member of the United Nations Women's Organization and the Active Women of Nepal.
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Shanti Mishra married Narayan Mishra, a co-worker on 8 May 1970.
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Shanti Mishra moved to the US for her health treatment in June 2018 with her husband.
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Shanti Mishra died on 15 May 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Shanti Mishra is survived by her husband and her daughter.
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Shanti Mishra received the International Library Movement Award from India for her extraordinary contribution to the library sector.