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{{Short description|Nepali singer (1936–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ranu Devi Adhikari
| image =
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| image_size = 200px
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|11|27|df=y}}<ref>[https://canadanepal.com/content/15255 रहिनन् रेडियो नेपालकी प्रथम गायिका रानुदेवी अधिकारी]</ref>
| birth_place = [[Birgunj]], [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|4|30|1936|11|27|df=y}}<ref>[https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/first-female-singer-of-radio-nepal-ranu-devi-adhikari-no-more/ First female singer of Radio Nepal Ranu Devi no more]</ref>
| death_place = [[Sinamangal]], Kathmandu, Nepal
| instrument =
| genre =
| occupation = Singer
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'''Ranu Devi Adhikari''' ({{lang-ne|रानुदेवी अधिकारी}})(27 November 1936 – 30 April 2020) was a singer of [[Nepal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nai.com.np/contents.php?id=241|title = Nai Prakashan}}</ref> She was also one of the prominent leaders of the [[Nepali Congress]] party. She was the first female singer of [[Radio Nepal]].{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
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 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.

==References==
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[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Birgunj]]
[[Category:20th-century Nepalese women singers]]
[[Category:Nepali Congress politicians]]

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