Litterateur and journalist Rajendra Parajuli has passed away today. He was 59. Suffering from pneumonia, Parajuli was admitted at B&B Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur, on Monday night after complications in chest.

He was undergoing treatment at ICU and died at 7:00 am. His last rites would be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat at 3:0 this afternoon. ‘Jantarmantar’, ‘Aghori’, ‘Koteshworko Keto’, ‘Anayika’, ‘Jadoma Bhok’, ‘Bikalpa’ and ‘Yatra’ are some of his renowned literary creations.