Prince Basundhara of Nepal

Prince Basundhara
Prince of Nepal
Born (1921-11-25)25 November 1921
Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died 31 August 1977(1977-08-31) (aged 55)
Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Spouse Helen Rajya Laxmi Devi
Ramola Devi
Issue Princess Jayanti Shah
Ketaki Chester
Princess Jyotshana Basnyat
N. Bikram Shah
Jyoti Rajya Laxmi Devi
Full name
Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah
House Shah dynasty (by birth)
Father Tribhuvan of Nepal
Mother Ishwari Rajya Laxmi Devi
Religion Hinduism

Prince Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal, GCMG (November 25, 1921 - August 31, 1977) was a son of King Tribhuvan of Nepal.

Life

Prince Basundhara was a son of King Tribhuvan and his second wife Queen Ishwari. The prince was educated under private tutors.

Flamboyant and handsome, Prince Basundhara was, in his day, one of the most popular members of the Nepalese royal family.[1] The prince was greatly interested in sports. From 1962 to 1975, he was the president of Nepal Olympic Committee; he also served as the president of Royal Nepal Golf Club, and, from 1961 to 1975, was the chairman of National Sports Council.

He married Helen Rajya Laxmi Devi on 17 June 1945 in Kathmandu, and they had three daughters:

He also married Ramola Devi (1923-2000), a writer [pen name Chhinnalata],[2] in 1948 and they had one daughter:

Prince Basundhara died on August 31, 1977, at the Bir Hospital, Kathmandu.[3]

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

References

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