Madan Mani Dixit (17 February 1923 – 15 August 2019) was a Nepalese writer, journalist and novelist.

Madan Mani's father and grandfather held diplomatic positions during the rule of the Ranas.

Madan Mani studied, from the age of eight, religious literature such as the Ramayana in Sanskrit.

He drew from past experiences of his study of Sanskrit, philosophy, and history to write stories and novels flavored with scholastic insights.

In 1960, he was part of a parliamentary delegation to the Soviet Union, representing the journalistic sector of Nepal.