Background
Princess Sharada was the second daughter of King Mahendra and his first wife, Crown Princess Indra.
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Princess Sharada Shah Nepal
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Education
Princess Sharada was educated at Loreto Convent, Darjeeling and Tribhuvan University.
Career
Name Sharada means "Goddess of Art and Knowledge". She was active in social welfare activities and was involved with children"s welfare activities. In 1971, she founded the SOS Village-Nepal, and was its chairperson.
Princess Sharada was married to Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah (1942-2001) 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, and they had three sons: Bikash Bikram Shah.
Brigadier General. Deebas Bikram Shah. Convener.
Ashish Bikram Shah. Both Princess Sharada and Kumar Khadga were killed in the Nepalese royal massacre on June 1, 2001.
Achievements
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National Honours Member of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, 1st class (13 April 1972). King Mahendra Investiture Medal (2 May 1956). King Birendra Investiture Medal (24 February 1975). Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31 January 1997). Foreign Honours Japan: Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (1978). Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (17 September 1983).
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Born
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Died
June 1, 2001 (aged 58)
Awards
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Silver Jubilee Medal; Order of the Precious Crown; Order of Isabella the Catholic; Grand Cross; Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu
The Order of Isabella the Catholic is a Spanish civil order granted in recognition of services that benefit the country.The Order of Isabella the Catholic is a Spanish civil order granted in recognition of services that benefit the country.