Parents Tribhuvan of Nepal | Name Prince of Siblings Mahendra of Nepal | |
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Spouse Helen Rajya Laxmi DeviRamola Devi Issue Princess Jayanti ShahKetaki ChesterPrincess Jyotshana BasnyatN. Bikram ShahJyoti Rajya Laxmi Devi Mother Ishwari Rajya Laxmi Devi Children Princess Jayanti of Nepal, Princess Jyotshana Basnyat of Nepal Grandchildren Vivekh Basnyat, Suvash Basnyat, Sharada Basnyat Grandparents Prithvi of Nepal, Prithvi-bir-bikram-shah, Queen Divyeshwari of Nepal | ||
Prince Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal, GCMG (November 25, 1921 - August 31, 1977) was a son of King Tribhuvan of Nepal.
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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 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.