# Naya Raj Pant

_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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 10 August 1913 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182502#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182502#P19))
- **Died:** 4 November 2002 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182502#P570))
- **Place of death:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182502#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182502#P27))
- **Occupation:** polymath; historian ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182502#P106))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Naya Raj Pant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naya_Raj_Pant) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): नयराज पन्त](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13182502](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182502) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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