Princess Shruti of Nepal
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| Princess Shruti of Nepal | |
| Born | October 15, 1976 Narayanhiti, Kathmandu, Nepal |
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| Died | June 1, 2001 (aged 24) Kathmandu, Nepal Died in the Nepalese Palace Massacre |
| Occupation | Royal Princess |
Princess Shruti of Nepal (October 15, 1976 - June 1, 2001) was the youngest daughter of King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya of Nepal and sister of Crown Prince Dipendra and Prince Nirajan. Princess Shruti studied at Kanti Ishwori Sishu Vidhyalaya, St. Mary's Convent in Nepal and later at Mayo Girls College in Ajmer, India. She completed her Bachelors degree at Padma Kanya Campus in Nepal.
She was married to Gorakh Shamsher Rana and had two daughters Girvani (b.22nd January 1998) and Surangana (b.2nd October 2000). Princess Shruti contributed to art and Nepali Literature. She was renowned for her artwork.
She along with her mother, father and brother Nirajan were killed in the royal palace massacre on June 1, 2001 carried out by her brother Dipendra. She died in hospital of excessive bleeding after the shooting. An investigation into the massacre found that Dipendra had indeed carried out the killings.
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