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Princess Shanti Singh of Nepal (November 20, 1941 - June 1, 2001) was a Nepalese princess and ''Rani'' of Bajhang after her marriage to ''Kumar'' Deepak Jang Bahadur Singh, 60th ''Raja'' of Bajhang. The eldest child of King Mahendra of Nepal, she was one of the ten people who died in the Nepalese royal massacre.〔(Royal Ark )〕 Name Shanti means "Peace".〔(Baby girl names )〕 ==Life== The eldest child of King Mahendra and his first wife Crown Princess Indra, Princess Shanti was educated at Loreto Convent, Darjeeling and Tribhuvan University. Known as humble and hardworking, Princess Shanti was involved in different social welfare activities. She married in Kathmandu, on 8 February 1965, ''Kumar'' Deepak Jang Bahadur Singh, 60th ''Raja'' of Bajhang (died in 1984 in London). They had three children, two sons and one daughter: * Binod Singh, 61th Raja of Bajhang.〔("Love and Death in Kathmandu: A Strange Tale of Royal Murder". Written by Amy Willesee ,Mark Whittaker )〕 * Pramod Singh.〔(Royalty )〕 * Chhaya Devi. She married to Pradeep Bikram Rana of Jajarkot.〔(Royalty )〕 In 1972, she founded the Nepal Leprosy Relief Association and went on to become its patron in 1994. 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.〔(Nepali Times )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Princess Shanti Singh of Nepal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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