Education
The eldest child of King Mahendra and his first wife Crown Princess Indra, Princess Shanti was educated at Loreto Convent, Darjeeling and Tribhuvan University.
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Princess Shanti Singh Nepal
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Career
The eldest child of King Mahendra of Nepal, she was one of the ten people who died in the Nepalese royal massacre. Name Shanti means "Peace". Known as humble and hardworking, Princess Shanti was involved in different social welfare activities.
Binod Singh, 61th Raja of Bajhang.
Pramod Singh. Chhaya Devi. In 1972, she founded the Nepal Leprosy Relief Association and went on to become its patron in 1994.
Achievements
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National honours Member of the Order of Three Divine Powers, 1st class. Member of the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand, 1st class (13 April 1972). Vishesh Sewalankar. King Mahendra Coronation Medal (2 May 1956). King Birendra Coronation Medal (25 February 1975). Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31 January 1997).
Membership
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. Member of the Order of Three Divine Powers, 1st class.
Member of the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand, 1st class (13 April 1972).
