Prince Basundhara | |||||
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Prince of Nepal | |||||
Born |
Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal |
25 November 1921||||
Died | 31 August 1977 Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal |
(aged 55)||||
Spouse |
Helen Rajya Laxmi Devi Ramola Devi |
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Issue |
Princess Jayanti Shah Ketaki Chester Princess Jyotshana Basnyat N. Bikram Shah Jyoti Rajya Laxmi Devi |
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House | Shah dynasty (by birth) | ||||
Father | Tribhuvan of Nepal | ||||
Mother | Ishwari Rajya Laxmi Devi | ||||
Religion | Hinduism |
Full name | |
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Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah |
Prince Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal, GCMG (November 25, 1921 - August 31, 1977) was a son of King Tribhuvan of Nepal.
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 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], in 1948 and they had one daughter:
Prince Basundhara died on August 31, 1977, at the Bir Hospital, Kathmandu.