Kalu Pande

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Sri Kaji Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande
काजी वंशीधर "कालु" पाँडे
Kaji Kalu Pandey of Gorkha Kingdom
Chief of the Nepalese Army
In office ca. 1746 - 1757
Preceded by	Prithvi Narayan Shah
Succeeded by	Vamsharaj Pande, Abhiman Singh Basnet
Personal details
Born	Vamshidhar Pande 1713 A.D. Gorkha Kingdom (present day Gorkha District, Nepal)
Died	1757 A.D. (aged 43-44) Tyanglaphant Kirtipur, Kirtipur Kingdom (present day Kathmandu District, Nepal)
Nationality	Nepali
Children	Vamsharaj Pande, Ranashur Pande, Damodar Pande, Chitravati Pande
Parent	Kaji Bhimraj Pande (father)
Relatives	Pande dynasty Basnyat family
Military service
Battles/wars	Battle of Kirtipur, Unification of Nepal

Vamshidhar Pande (Nepali: वंशीधर पाँडे) known by Alias Kalu Pande (Nepali: कालु पाँडे) was a Nepalese politician and military general who was appointed as Kaji of The Gorkha Kingdom. He was born in 1713 A.D. in 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 Kajisaheb Vamsharaj Pande, Sardar Ranasur Pande and Mulkaji Sahib Damodar Pande (1st PM of Nepal).^[1]