# Narayan Wagle

_Nepali Journalist and Writer_

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Last updated: 2026-10-14

> Narayan Wagle is a Nepali journalist and writer. He served as the editor of Kantipur Daily, one of Nepal's largest circulating newspapers, until 2008, and was the editor of Nagarik News until 18 May 2012. Wagle won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Palpasa Cafe in 2005.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1968 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182625#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tanahun District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182625#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182625#P27))
- **Occupation:** novelist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182625#P106))
- **Awards:** Madan Puraskar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182625#P166))

## Questions

**When was Narayan Wagle born?**  
Narayan Wagle was born on 1968 in Tanahun District.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Narayan Wagle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayan_Wagle) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): नारायण वाग्ले](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13182625](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182625) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"Narayan Wagle". DigiNepal. Last updated 14 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/narayan-wagle. Retrieved 5 November 2026.