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In quiet ceremony, Devyani Rana is engaged to Arjun Singh146;s grandson

Nepal royal Pashupati Shumsher Rana8217;s daughter Devyani Rana was formally engaged to Ashwarya Singh, grandson of Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh, here on Sunday. The wedding is set for February 22.

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Nepal royal Pashupati Shumsher Rana8217;s daughter Devyani Rana was formally engaged to Ashwarya Singh, grandson of Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh, here on Sunday. The wedding is set for February 22.

The engagement was a family affair, conducted at Singh8217;s farmhouse in Bijwasan here without publicity.

Sunday also happened to be Singh8217;s birthday. Astrologers had said the day was auspicious for an engagement, so it was arranged immediately. Singh8217;s sons could not attend.

Devyani, who moved to London shortly after the royal massacre in Nepal in June 2001, has maintained a low profile ever since. She now lives at Lekha Villa in south Delhi, and works in the capital.

Ashwarya Singh, heir to the erstwhile riyasat of Churhat in Madhya Pradesh8217;s Sidhi district, is the son of Arjun Singh8217;s daughter Veena.

Besides the Singh and the Rana families, the engagement was attended by Devyani8217;s maternal aunts Yashodhara Raje and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, and first cousin Jyotiraditya Scindia.

The tie-up revives the tradition of inter-marriage between the Rajputs and Nepal royal families.

 

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