Chandra Man Singh Maskey

Chandra Man Singh Maskey (Nepali: चन्द्रमानसिंह मास्के; 1900–1984) was a Nepalese artist who was one of the leaders in the development of contemporary art in Nepal in the early 20th century.

In those days, the king was a nominal ruler while the Rana prime minister for life held actual power.

[2][3] Maskey aroused the anger of the Rana regime by starting a public school, and it looked for an opportunity to punish him.

[4] In prison, one of his fellow inmates was poet Chittadhar Hridaya who had been given a six-year sentence for writing a poem about his late mother which was deemed subversive.

[5][6] Two years after being released from prison, Maskey resumed teaching at Padma Kanya Girls High School.