''Swatantra Nepali'' ( ne, स्वतंत्र नेपाली, 'Free Nepali') was a

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'. New Delhi: Office of the Registrar of Newspapers, 1957. pp. 327, 504 The newspaper covered political issues of Nepal, and voiced opposition against

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rule in the country. The first issue of ''Swatantra Nepali'' was published on August 21, 1954. The newspaper was published by Thakur Chandan Singh (that had run different magazines in the past, but left publishing in 1933). Thakur Pratap Singh, former Home and Development Minister of

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and a member of the Bikaner royal family, contributed to the finances of the newspaper.Lama, Mahendra P. Thakur Chandan Singh. New Delhi .a. Sahitya Akad, 1997. pp. 17-19 The issues of ''Swatantra Nepali'' covered 8-12 pages each, and were sold at the price of one

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. It was printed at Yugabani Press. The last issue of ''Swatantra Nepali'' was published on August 30, 1955. Publication was discontinued due to lack of funds. All in all, 46 issues of the newspaper had been printed.

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