Rohini Rana was born in India and got married to General Gaurav S.J.B. Rana (former Chief of Army Staff, Nepal Army) in Nepal in 1977. During her meandering life as an army wife, she has played the part of a homemaker, social worker, entrepreneur and restaurateur. Cooking is her life’s passion. After the success of her first book, The Rana Cookbook: Recipes from the Palaces of Nepal (published in 2021), Rohini continues her foray into the rich culinary traditions of Nepal, which are as varied as its terrain. The culmination of this journey in The Nepal Cookbook: 108 Regional Recipes.