Chittaranjan Nepali | |
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चित्तरञ्जन नेपाली | |
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| Born | Narayan Prasad Rajbhandari 21 July 1931 |
| Died | 16 October 2023 (aged 92) Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Education | MA (History) |
| Alma mater | Tribhuvan University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, historian |
| Years active | 52 |
| Notable work | Janaral Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal |
| Spouse | Merri Baba Rajbhandari |
| Children | Manoj Prasad Rajbhandari, Neeta Joshi, Neera Shrestha, Neema Rajbhandari |
| Awards | Madan Puraskar |
Narayan Prasad Rajbhandari (Nepali: चित्तरञ्जन नेपाली; 21 July 1931 – 16 October 2023), 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.[1][2] He wrote in Nepali as well as Nepalbhasa.