Jagadish Ghimire

Q: When did Jagadish Ghimire die?

Jagadish Ghimire died on October 31, 2013.

Q: How old was Jagadish Ghimire when they died?

Jagadish Ghimire was 67 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Jagadish Ghimire's cause of death?

The cause of death of Jagadish Ghimire was cancer.

Q: When was Jagadish Ghimire born?

Jagadish Ghimire was born on April 10, 1946.

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, UK^{[citation needed]}

Life and career

Together with his wife (Durga Ghimire) he was the co-founder of Tamakoshi Seva Samiti (Tamakoshi Service Society, TSS), a nonprofit, non-governmental organisation, 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 organising 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 FederationIPPF, 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.