Bishnu Pratap Shah, a well known personality in the service sector of Nepal represented in his lifetime the cause of good governance in his own way.
In one such article he had underlined the need to hold Constituent Assembly elections, long before the peace process was initiated as he had already smelt the root cause of the Maoist insurgency.
Shah paid visits to different countries including United States, Italy, France, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Philippines, Cambodia, China, India, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Spain, Thailand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt and Bangladesh under different occasions.
"With his quality to identify and solve problems, democratic attitude and thorough political analysis, many people will remember him for a long time" writes Prof. Ghanashyam Kandel.
Senior journalist Yuvaraj Ghimire points out that "Shah did not only display honesty and spotless nature during his 45 year long career in public positions, he had also become non-controversial despite the change in political system and successfully conducted four elections including parliamentary and local level ones.
As a student Shah was talented, a mixable friend, qualified administrator, honest and loving parent of his family members.