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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha.jpg — Biplab Anand, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ratneshwar-lal-kayastha. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T06:59:19Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ratneshwar-lal-kayastha","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ratneshwar-lal-kayastha","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/ratneshwar-lal-kayastha?lang=ne"}}