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Naya Raj Pant

नयराज पन्त

Nepalese polymath

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Naya Raj Pant (Nepali: नयराज पन्त; 1913–2002) was a Nepalese polymath who was active as a poet, astronomer, mathematician, scholar, and historian. He is best known for establishing Saṃśodhana Maṇḍala, research organisation, on 20 September 1952.

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Place of birth
Kathmandu wd
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Place of death
Nepal wd
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Nepal wd
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polymath, historian wd

About

He was born on 10 August 1913 in Mahaboudha, Kathmandu to Krishna Datta, and Yajnapriya Datta. Pant died on 4 November 2002.

In 1986–87, he won the Madan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour.

Questions

When was Naya Raj Pant born?
Naya Raj Pant was born on 10 August 1913 in Kathmandu.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Naya Raj Pant · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): नयराज पन्त · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q13182502 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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"Naya Raj Pant". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/naya-raj-pant. Retrieved 15 November 2026.

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