Kalu Pande

Vamshidhar Pande (Nepali: वंशीधर पाँडे) known by AliasKalu Pande (Nepali: कालु पाँडे) was a Nepalese politician and general who was appointed as Kaji of the Gorkha Kingdom. He was born in 1713 A.D. in a Gorkha family. He was the commander of the Gorkhali forces during the Unification Campaign of Nepal who died in the first Battle of Kirtipur in 1757 A.D. Pande's real name was Banshidhar Pande. He was a son of Kaji Bhimraj Pande who was minister during reign of King Prithivipati Shah of Gorkha. He was descendant of Minister of Gorkha and Dravya Shah's accomplice Ganesh Pande. He had three sons: Dewan KajisahebVamsharaj Pande, Sardar Ranasur Pande and Mulkaji SahibDamodar Pande (1st PM of Nepal).