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
Princess Jyoti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Singha
Names
Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah
HouseShah dynasty (by birth)
FatherTribhuvan of Nepal
MotherIshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi
ReligionHinduism

Prince Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal, GCMG (25 November 1921 – 31 August 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.[citation needed] 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:

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

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

Ancestry

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