Achyutananda (inventor)

Achyutananda (Nepali:अच्युतानन्द) was a Nepali inventor. He was born in Gorkha in 1851. His family name is Lamichhane. It is believed that he made some kind of flying device that could fly for a distance of about 200 m in the test flight. The claim however is disputed. He was banned from conducting his works by the Rana regime and sent to Benaras.^[1]

He also created a steam powered bamboo cart based on his experience of trains in India during the British Raj. It took him 20 years to do it.^[2]