Indra, Crown Princess of Nepal (original) (raw)
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Crown Princess of Nepal
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 Indra in 1945 |
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| Crown Princess of Nepal | |
| Reign | 8 May 1940 – 4 September 1950 |
| Born | (1926-07-25)25 July 1926Hari Bhawan, Bagmati, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Died | 4 September 1950(1950-09-04) (aged 24)Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Spouse | Mahendra of Nepal (m. 1940) |
| Issue | Princess ShantiPrincess SharadaKing BirendraKing GyanendraPrincess ShobhaPrince Dhirendra[1][2] |
| NamesIndra Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah | |
| Dynasty | Rana dynasty (by birth)Shah dynasty (by marriage) |
| Father | Hari Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana |
| Mother | Megha Kumari Rajya Lakshmi |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah (25 July 1926 – 4 September 1950) was the consort and Crown Princess of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah.
She was the first wife of Mahendra of Nepal (1920–1972). Crown Princess Indra belonged to the aristocratic Rana family and was the daughter of late Honorary General Hari Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and his wife, Megha Kumari Rajya Lakshmi.[3]
Prasuti Griha, built on the grounds of Charburja Durbar
She married Crown Prince Mahendra on 8 May 1940 as a teenager at 14, and died on 4 September 1950 at the age of 24. She bore three sons and three daughters before her early death. She succumbed to a post-partum haemorrhage, a complication following the birth of her sixth child,[4] Dhirendra.[5] The death of the Crown Princess led to the building of the kingdom's first maternity hospital, the Prasuti Griha, and her head-and-shoulders statue stands in the entrance of the hospital that was built on the grounds of Charburja Durbar and was opened on 17 August 1959.[6]
Two years after Indra's death, her younger sister Ratna married Crown Prince Mahendra.[_citation needed_] There were no children by this marriage.[7]
- ^ "King Mahendra of Nepal". 11 June 1920.
- ^ "Late King Mahendra with his family".
- ^ Himalaya
- ^ Jane Wilson-Howarth (2012). A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: a journey of love and loss in the Himalayas. Bradt Travel Guides, UK. p. 390. ISBN 978-1-84162-435-8.
- ^ Indian Express
- ^ Pmwh
- ^ "श्री ५ रत्नको आमा बन्ने अधिकार हनन् भएको थियो". Dcnepal.
Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi biography and interview on YouTube
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| Preceded byLalit | Crown Princess of Nepal 1940–1950 | Succeeded byRatna |