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Word: rana (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Everest. You published the picture of the Maharaja of Nepal and mention how this "wily Mongol above whose small craggy kingdom the flight took place, did not want Britishers taking too many pictures over his head." This is a picture of the Maharaja Sir Chandra Shem Shur Jang Bahada Rana who died some five years ago. It is hard to understand how your reporter got into communication with him since his ashes have long been scattered on the water of the Holy River Bagmota at the famous Pashphati Shrine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 24, 1933 | 4/24/1933 | See Source »

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