[1][2] He ran the first private printing press— Pashupat press located in Thahiti, Kathmandu.

[3] He was part of a literary team known as Moti Mandali, alongside Motiram Bhatta.

He is considered one of the eminent figure of Secondary era (Madhyamik Kaal) of Nepali literature.

He was born in 1929 BS (1872-1873) in Bhosiko Tole, Kathmandu to father Uma Dev Pandey and mother Shiva Priya Devi.

He died on 24 April 1944 (12 Baisakh 2001 BS) in Aryaghat, Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu.