 Her father worked in Radio Nepal and was later appointed a member of Nepal Academy, a Nepalese government institution formed for the promotion and development of Nepalese culture.Her mother, Savitri Thapa, is the founder of Dharmaraj Savitri Thapa Lok Sahitya Guthi, a forum to promote Nepalese folk songs and culture.Rana grew up in the Batulechaur subdivision of Pokhara, Nepal, and studied there until the primary level.