Nara Dev Pandey
Nara Dev Pandey was a Nepali poet, writer, publisher and editor. He served as the first talukdar (manager) of "Gorkhapatra", one of the earliest Nepali newspaper. He was part of a team known as "Moti Mandali", alongside Motiram Bhatta. He ran the first private printing press— Pashupat press located in Thahiti, Kathmandu. He is considered one of the eminent figure of "Madhyamik Kalin" (Secondary era) Nepali literature. Biography. He was born in in Bhosiko Tole, Kathmandu to father Uma Dev Pandey and mother Shiva Priya Devi. He obtained a "Madhyama" degree in Sanskrit from Benaras. His printing  press, Pashupat Press published "Gorkhapatra" in its earliest days. He was appointed the Talukdar (manager) of "Gorkhapatra". He managed the newspaper till September 1903 (1960 Bhadra). He also edited the first Nepali literary magazine— "Sudhasagar". He was a part of a literary group called "Moti Mandal". The group was formed by the poet and Pandey's nephew, Motiram Bhatta. He also wrote "Kabi Motiram Bhattako Sachitra Charitra Barnan", the biography of Motiram Bhatta. The biography was published with the help of Major-General Mrigendra Shumsher JBR, who was the incumbent Director of Public Instructions under the prime-ministership of Juddha  Shumsher JBR. Personal life and death. He was married four times. He did not have any offspring with his first and second wife. He then married Munu Devi, with whom he had a son. After 10 months of the birth of their son, Munu Devi died. He then married Gandharba Rajkumari Tiwari, with whom he had three sons and four daughters. He was the maternal uncle of the eminent poet, Motiram Bhatta. He was about six years younger than Bhatta. He died on 24 April 1944 (12 Baisakh 2001 BS) in Aryaghat, Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu.