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Nara Dev Pandey
Nepali writer and publisher (1872–1944)
Nara Dev Pandey (1872 – 1944) was a Nepalese poet, writer and publisher. He served as the first talukdar (manager) of Gorkhapatra, one of the earliest Nepali newspaper.[1][2] He ran the first private printing press— Pashupat press located in Thahiti, Kathmandu.[3] He was part of a literary team known as Moti Mandali, alongside Motiram Bhatta. He is considered one of the eminent figure of Secondary era (Madhyamik Kaal) of Nepali literature.