Photo taken inside Singha Durbar in front of Parliament House (Gallery Baithake). May 3, 1948. Henry F. Grady, U.S. Ambassador to India, presents his credentials as the first U.S. Minister to Nepal. Until 1959, U.S. diplomatic personnel accredited to Nepal were also accredited to, and resident i...
Photo taken inside Singha Durbar in front of Parliament House (Gallery Baithak). Loy Henderson, U.S. Ambassador to India, Presents his Credentials as the Second U.S. Minister to Nepal On or around December 3, 1948 (recorded date of presentation of credentials) Until 1959, U.S. diplomatic personn...
Photo taken outside Singha Durbar, between Nov. 16- 22, 1945. George R. Merrell, then U.S. Chargé d'Affaires at New Delhi, presented the Legion of Merit to Prime Minister the Maharaja Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana in recognition of the role played by Gurkha soldiers from Nepal in the British ...
Son-in-law, Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, and Daughter, Khagaraja Divyeshwari Rajya Laxmi, of Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher. Born in 1877, Raja Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, was the 55th king of Bajhang, far western Nepal. He graduate from Calcutta University, and started the publication of 'Gorkhap...
Son-in-law, Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, and Daughter, Khagaraja Divyeshwari Rajya Laxmi, of Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher. Born in 1877, Raja Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, was the 55th king of Bajhang, far western Nepal. He graduate from Calcutta University, and started the publication of 'Gorkhap...
Son-in-law, Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, and Daughter, Khagaraja Divyeshwari Rajya Laxmi, of Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher. Born in 1877, Raja Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, was the 55th king of Bajhang, far western Nepal. He graduate from Calcutta University, and started the publication of 'Gorkhap...
Son-in-law, Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, and Daughter, Khagaraja Divyeshwari Rajya Laxmi, of Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher. Born in 1877, Raja Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, was the 55th king of Bajhang, far western Nepal. He graduate from Calcutta University, and started the publication of 'Gorkhap...
Son-in-law, Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, and Daughter, Khagaraja Divyeshwari Rajya Laxmi, of Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher. Born in 1877, Raja Jai Prithvi Bahadur Singh, was the 55th king of Bajhang, far western Nepal. He graduate from Calcutta University, and started the publication of 'Gorkhap...
King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev. He became King at the age of 5 on 2 February 1911. He was king until 1955. He is known as the "father of democracy" who ended the 104 year Rana rule and introduced multi-party system.