King Mahendra Born > 11 June 1920 Father > King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Married To > Indra Rajya Laxmi, daughter of General Hari Shamsher Rana in 1940 . Three sons > Birendra, Gyanendra, and Dhirendra Three daughters >Shanti, Sharada and Shobha. After Queen Indra died in 1950. In 1952 Mahendra married Indra's sister Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi. Crowned > May 2, 1956 Mahendra was made a British Field Marshal in 1960. Mahendra implemented a land reform policy, which provided land to many landless people. The Mahendra Highway (also called East-West Highway) that runs along the entire Terai belt in southern Nepal was constructed during his reign. He played a key role in making Nepal a member of the United Nations. Mahendra died with a heart attack while hunting in Chitwan with Tiger Tops Hotel. It is believed that his death was a conspiracy of CIA as John Coapman who was also proprietor of Chitwan with Tiger Tops Hotel was ...
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