# Chittaranjan Nepali

_Nepalese writer (born 1931)_

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> Narayan Prasad Rajbhandari, professionally known as Chittaranjan Nepali, was a Nepalese writer and historian. He received the first ever Madan Puraskar for Janaral Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal, a biographical book on the life of prime minister Bhimsen Thapa. He wrote in Nepali as well as Nepalbhasa.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 July 1931 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180973#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180973#P19))
- **Died:** 16 October 2023 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180973#P570))
- **Place of death:** Chabahil ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180973#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180973#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer; historian ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180973#P106))
- **Education:** Tribhuvan University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180973#P69))

## Questions

**When was Chittaranjan Nepali born?**  
Chittaranjan Nepali was born on 21 July 1931 in Kathmandu.

**Where did Chittaranjan Nepali study?**  
Chittaranjan Nepali was educated at Tribhuvan University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chittaranjan Nepali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittaranjan_Nepali) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): चित्तरञ्जन नेपाली](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13180973](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180973) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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