Prince Basundhara of Nepal

Prince Basundhara was a son of King Tribhuvan and his second wife Queen Ishwari. His name, Basundhara, means "wealth, prosperity and abundance".^{[citation needed]}

He was one of the most popular members of the Nepalese royal family.^{[citation needed]} The prince was educated under private tutors and 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 Princess Helen Shah on 17 June 1945 in Kathmandu, and they had three daughters:

• Princess Jayanti Shah (1946–2001); she was killed in the Nepalese royal massacre.
• Mrs. Ketaki Chester (born on 14 January 1948 in Kathmandu); she renounced her titles of Princess of Nepal and Rajya Lakshmi Devi on her second marriage to a British airline pilot.
• Princess Jyotshana Basnyat.

He also married Ramola Devi (1923–2000), a writer [pen name Chhinnalata],^[1] in 1948 and they had one daughter:

• Jyoti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Singha (born on 25 November 1954).^{[citation needed]}

Prince Basundhara died on 31 August 1977, at the Bir Hospital, Kathmandu.^{[citation needed]}