Prince Basundhara of Nepal
Prince Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal, GCMG 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. 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, a writer , in 1948 and they had a son and a daughter:
Prince Basundhara died on 31 August 1977, at the Bir Hospital, Kathmandu.Honours
National honours
