Kathmandu: President Bidya Devi Bhandari offered tributes to Kaji Tularam Pandey, attending an event here on Saturday.
In the 254th memorial programme of Kaji Tularam Pandey organized by Kaji Kalu Pandey Kaji Tularam Pandey Memorial Trust, President Bhandari garlanded the picture of Kaji Tula Ram Pandey.
Pandey is the younger brother of Commander Kaji Kalu Pandey. He had died in the premises of Tulaja Bhawani (popularly known as Taleju Bhawani) Temple at Basantapur in Kathmandu on Ashoj 14 in 1825 BS. He died in the attack from the opponent while the then King from Gorkha, Prithvi Narayan Shah, was attempting to capture Kantipur under the unification bid of Nepal.
In today’s event, noted historian Dineshraj Panta lauded the role of Kaji Tula Ram Pande in Prithivi Narayan Shah’s Nepal unification bid.
Dr Krishna Kumar Pandey, who has conducted research on the late Pandey, said that Pande had contributed significantly in Nepal unification bid by strongly supporting Prithivi Narayan Shah at various strategically important locations while Shah planned attacks on those locations for unification.
Trust’s President Pawan Bahadur Pandey commended Kaji Kalu Pandey and Kaji Tula Ram Pandey as brave warriors, who, he added, achieved heroic death while fighting for the country.
