Himani Shah

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Former Crown Princess Himani
Former Crown Princess of Nepal
Rajkumari of Sikar
Born (1976-10-01) 1 October 1976 (age 47)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Spouse Paras, Crown Prince of Nepal
Issue Princess Purnika
Prince Hridayendra
Princess Kritika
Names
Himani Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
House Shah dynasty (by marriage)
Father Raja Bikram Singh
Mother Rani Bipula Singh
Religion Hinduism

Himani, Former Crown Princess of Nepal (born October 1, 1976) is the wife of the former heir apparent to the throne of Nepal, Crown Prince Paras. [1]

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Biography

Born in Kathmandu, Nepal, Himani was born as Princess Himani Singh of Sikar. She is the second daughter of Shri Rao Raja Bikram Singh, [2] the 12th King of Sikar and head of the family of Raoji clan and Rani Bipula Singh (née Kumari Bipula Singh of Bajhang)[ citation needed ] Hence, she hails from the royal family of Sikar state in Rajasthan from her paternal side and from the royal family of Bajhang in Nepal from her maternal side. She is a Surya Vanshi - Shekhawat Rajput. She completed her intermediate education in commerce, from Galaxy Public School, in Kathmandu.

Her sisters are Rajkumari Reshma Singh and Rajkumari Aparna Singh, a doctor.

Princess Himani married Prince Paras on 25 January 2000. Her husband was appointed Crown Prince of Nepal on October 26, 2001, meaning she became the Crown Princess amidst various royal protocols. They have three children.[ citation needed ]

Saptahik, the weekly Nepali magazine named the former Crown Princess as the most attractive woman of 2018. She had come in 2nd in 2017 and always featured in the list. [3]

On 30 November 2023, former Crown Princess Himani was awarded the Gusi Peace Prize International Awards 2023 in Manila, Philippines for her philanthropic contributions through Himani Trust. [4]

Social works

Established on September 28, 2010, the Himani Trust was founded by the former Crown Princess as a non-profit and apolitical non-governmental organization to work on national services. It works towards uplifting the quality of life in important sectors such as sustainable livelihood, children, education, health, senior citizens, environment and natural disasters. [5]

In during 2015, the former Crown Princess observed and collected information about the earthquake resistant building built by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to help rebuild earthquake resistant buildings in earthquake hit Gorkha. [6]

As the Chairman of Himani Trust, the former Crown Princess stressed the need to correct the draft of the constitution as per the wishes of people. Addressing a press conference in 2015, Shah said “I am expressing my opinion as a common Nepali citizen. The voice of the people must be incorporated in the constitution. Her remarks came after the government's failure to respond to the victims of the 2015 earthquake while the Himani Trust was actively involved in 22 different places with relief materials and construction of temporary shelters. [7]

On December 9, 2016, the former royal attended a function organised to lay the foundation stone for the school building of Bhawani Secondary School, in Palungtar of Gorkha district. The Shah-led Himani Trust and the Buddhist Association of Japan funded the construction. [8]

As president of Himani Trust, the former Crown princess unveiled a book entitled Sandesh Sangraha, a compilation of speeches delivered by her father in law and former King Gyanendra. The former royal who had also extended financial assistance to the 2015 earthquake victims, announced that all the proceeds of the book sales would be used to set up a disaster relief fund for the victims of natural disasters during a press conference in August 2019 [9]

With the abolition of monarchy, the former crown princess has dedicated much of her time to social works through Himani Trust and is believed to have done more social work that the government. Most of the donations are contributed by the former royal family members. Some of the works of Himani Trust

Education support to Namdu in 2012

Tamakoshi River bridge fencing in 2011 [10]

Honours

National Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Philanthropy or rebuilding the royal image? Nepal's last crown princess visits Australia". SBS Language. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. ↑ "Will Gyanendra take shelter in Rajasthan?". The Times of India. 2008-04-17. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Crown Princess Himani's generosity !". 4 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Former Crown Princess bags Gusi Peace Prize International". December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Himani Trust | Art of Connecting". www.himanitrust.org.np. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31.
  6. ↑ "Himani to build earthquake-resistant houses".
  7. ↑ "Himani Trust Builds Temporary Shelters".
  8. ↑ "Former Crown Princess in Gorkha | The Himalayan Times". thehimalayantimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-31.
  9. ↑ "Ex-Crown Princess Himani's generosity !". 4 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Himani Trust | Art of Connecting". www.himanitrust.org.np. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25.
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