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Princess Sharada Shah of Nepal or Sharada Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah (2 February 1942 – 1 June 2001) was the middle daughter of King Mahendra of Nepal. Princess Sharada and her husband, Kumar Khadga, were two of the ten members of the Nepalese royal family killed in the June 2001 Nepalese royal massacre.
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Princess of Nepal | |||||
Born | Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal | 2 February 1942||||
Died | 1 June 2001 59) Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal | (aged||||
Cause of death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) | ||||
Spouse | Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah | ||||
Issue | Bikash Bikram Shah Deebas Bikram Shah Ashish Bikram Shah | ||||
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House | Shah dynasty (by birth) | ||||
Father | Mahendra of Nepal | ||||
Mother | Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi | ||||
Religion | Hindu |
Princess Sharada was the second daughter of King Mahendra and his first wife, Crown Princess Indra.
The name Sharada means "Goddess of Art and Knowledge".[1]
Princess Sharada was educated at Loreto Convent, Darjeeling and Tribhuvan University. She was active in social welfare and child welfare activities. Princess Sharada was affiliated with the Nepalese Red Cross Society, the Disaster Relief Subcommittee, and the Child Welfare Subcommittee, among other organizations. In 1971, she founded the SOS Village-Nepal, and was its chairperson.
Princess Sharada married Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah (1939–2001) on 29 May 1965 in Kathmandu. His ancestors were the rajas of Jumla in the far west of Nepal. He was a well-known academic and writer,[2] and they had three sons:[3]
Both Princess Sharada and Kumar Khadga were killed in the Nepalese royal massacre on June 1, 2001.[10]
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