Prince Basundhara of Nepal

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

Prince Basundhara
Prince of Nepal
King Tribhuvan and his sons; Mahendra (standing), Basundhara and Himalaya (sitting) in 1932.
Born(1921-11-25)25 November 1921
Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died31 August 1977(1977-08-31) (aged 55)
Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
SpouseHelen Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Ramola Devi
IssuePrincess Jayanti Shah
Ketaki Chester
Princess Jyotshana Basnyat
N. Bikram Shah
Jyoti Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Full name
Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah
HouseShah dynasty (by birth)
FatherTribhuvan of Nepal
MotherIshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi
ReligionHinduism

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. 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 Lakshmi Devi on 17 June 1945 in Kathmandu, and they had three daughters:

He also married Ramola Devi (1923–2000), a writer [pen name Chhinnalata],[1] in 1948 and they had a son and a daughter:

  • N. Bikram Shah.
  • Jyoti Rajya Lakshmi Devi (born on 25 November 1954).

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

Honours

National honours

  • Member of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (1951).[2]
  • Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy, 1st class (30 September 1959).
  • Member of the Order of the Star of Nepal, 1st class.
  • Member of the Order of Om Rama Patta.
  • King Mahendra Coronation Medal (2 May 1956).
  • King Birendra Coronation Medal (24 February 1975).

Foreign honours

References

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