| Shanta Das Manandhar | |
| Native Name: | शान्तदास मानन्धर |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Birth Place: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Death Place: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
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| Awards: | Jagadamba Shree Puraskar,Balsahitya Prabardhan Puraskar,Aviyan Sahitya Puraskar,Balhitkari Puraskar,Hridayachandrasingh Smriti Samman,Devkota Balsahitya Puraskar |
Shanta Das Manandhar (; 1934 – 14 November 2023) was a Nepalese pioneer of children's literature. He published more than 24 children's books.[1] Two of the books were published in English in 1958–1959,[1] one of them titled Some Essays.[2] He also translated English fairy tales into Nepali.[3]
Manandhar was born in Jhochen, Kathmandu and educated in JP school till,[1] and completed the Bachelor level. He worked as a teacher in Santi Bidyagriha of Lainchaur and worked as a principal in Bal Sewa Bidhyashram for eight years.[1] Though he suffered from two heart attacks,[2] he remained active in writing for various newspapers for children's columns.[4]
Shanta Das Manandhar died at Vayodha Hospital in Kathmandu, on 14 November 2023, at the age of 89.[5]