Princess Shruti of Nepal


Princess Shruti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal was the daughter of King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya, and sister of King Dipendra and Prince Nirajan.
Princess Shruti was widely regarded by the public as a compassionate and approachable figure, earning her the affectionate nickname of 'the people's princess' in Nepal.
Princess Shruti of Nepal was known for her active engagement in social and humanitarian causes during her brief lifetime. As a member of the Nepalese royal family, she participated in various charitable activities, with a focus on education, children’s welfare, and women’s empowerment. She supported initiatives aimed at improving access to schooling for underprivileged children in rural Nepal and was involved in programs that promoted skill development and self-reliance among women. Passionate about Nepalese culture, Princess Shruti also contributed to the preservation of traditional arts and music. Her philanthropic work, though limited by her untimely death, is remembered as part of her enduring legacy.

Education

Princess Shruti studied at Kanti Ishwari Sishu Vidhyalaya in Tripureswar, Nepal, St. Mary's School in Kathmandu, Nepal, and later at Mayo College Girls School in Ajmer, India. She completed her bachelor's degree at Padma Kanya Campus in Nepal.
She was a meritorious painter.

Marriage and family

She was married to Kumar Gorakh Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, a member of the aristocratic Rana family of Nepal, descendants of Maharaja Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana through the Field Marshal
Sir Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He is head of Global Banking and Commercial Banking for Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited.
They married on 7 May 1997 in Kathmandu. They had two daughters:
  • Girwani Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
  • Surangana Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
On 5 December 2008 in Kathmandu, Kumar Gorakh Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana married Deepti Chand, a humanities student at Kathmandu's Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, who is also the niece of former royalist prime minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand.
The name Shruti means "that which is heard".

Death

Princess Shruti, her mother, father, and brother Nirajan, and six other Royal relatives were killed in the Nepalese royal massacre on 1 June 2001.

Honours

;National Honours
;Foreign Honours