Documents on Scribal Elites
From the early Śāha period until the end of Rāṇā rule in Nepal, the exchange of information between governments was largely facilitated by munsīs. They were highly trained court scribes and secretaries who were required to master the languages of correspondence, including Persian, the administrative language of the Mughals in neighboring India. In addition to a munsī’s usual role as a scribe, author, translator, or teacher, some munsīs, such as Mīra Munsī Lakṣmīdāsa Pradhāna, secured far more important positions in Nepalese politics.
An article on Mīra Munsī Lakṣmīdāsa can be found here.
DNA_0003_0049: An arjī on the British procurement of grain supplies from Indian rulers (VS 1895)
DNA_0003_0083: A report on various incidents in Delhi, Jaipur, Lahore, and Kabul (VS 1896)
DNA_0015_0095: A rukkā to Munsī Lakṣmīdāsa regarding the appointment of a new nausindā (VS 1899)