Father Mahendra of Nepal Children Pramod Singh Name Princess Singh | Religion Hindu Mother Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi | |
Born 20 November 1941
Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal ( 1941-11-20 ) Spouse Kumar Deepak Jang Bahadur Singh, 60th Raja of Bajhang Issue Binod Singh, 61th Raja of Bajhang
Pramod Singh
Chhaya Devi House Shah dynasty (by birth) Role Mahendra of Nepal's daughter Died June 1, 2001, Kathmandu, Nepal Parents Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi, Mahendra of Nepal Cousins Princess Jayanti of Nepal, Princess Jyotshana Basnyat of Nepal Grandparents Tribhuvan of Nepal, Hari Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi, Megha Kumari Rajya Laxmi Uncles Prince Himalaya of Nepal, Prince Basundhara of Nepal | ||
Princess Shanti Singh of Nepal or Shanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi (November 20, 1941 – June 1, 2001) was a Nepalese princess and Rani of Bajhang after her marriage to Kumar Deepak Jang Bahadur Singh, 60th Raja of Bajhang. The eldest child of King Mahendra of Nepal, she was one of the ten people who died in the Nepalese royal massacre.
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Name Shanti means "Inner Peace".
Life
The eldest child of King Mahendra and his first wife Crown Princess Indra, Princess Shanti was educated at Loreto Convent, Darjeeling and Tribhuvan University.
Known as humble and hardworking, Princess Shanti was involved in different social welfare activities.
She married in Kathmandu, on 8 February 1965, Kumar Deepak Jang Bahadur Singh, 60th Raja of Bajhang (died in 1984 in London). They had three children, two sons and one daughter:
In 1972, she founded the Nepal Leprosy Relief Association and went on to become its patron in 1994. A life member of the Nepalese Red Cross Society and the Family Planning Association, Princess Shanti also greatly contributed to the welfare of disabled people, becoming the president of the Disabled Welfare Fund Management Committee in 1987.
She was killed in the Nepalese royal massacre on June 1, 2001, along with nine other members of the Nepalese royal family.