Princess Bishakha of Purvanchal

Princess Bishakha of Purvanchal
Her Serene Highness, Senior Princess of Purvanchal
Governor of Uttaranchal
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 November 2023
Monarch	Varuna Sriraya
Rajpramukh	Bishnu Chetry
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Preceded by	Reshmi Hazarika
Chief Commissioner of Chandrabans (Crown Representative until 4 November 2023)
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 November 2020
Monarch	Varuna Sriraya
Chief Minister of Purvanchal
In office 4 July 2022 – 28 November 2022
Monarch	Varuna Sriraya
Regent	Princess Sarala
Preceded by	Position re-created
Succeeded by	Shivangi Roy
Former gubernatorial offices Governor of Basistha In office 17 March 2023 – 28 May 2023 Monarch Varuna Sriraya Rajpramukh Anoushkaa Patranabish Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Position re-created Succeeded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi Governor of Beltola In office 28 May 2023 – 14 July 2023 Monarch Varuna Sriraya Rajpramukh Tanishkaa Patranabish Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Prince Abhiraj Succeeded by Rajdeep Deka Governor of Kamrupa In office 14 July 2023 – 12 August 2023 Monarch Varuna Sriraya Rajpramukh Anirban Phatowali Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Rajdeep Deka Succeeded by Bhargab Jyoti Medhi
Cabinet ministerial offices Minister of Culture In office 24 November 2019 – 9 December 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Self as MoS (I/C) Succeeded by Nishwan Baidantic In office 3 January 2020 – 30 April 2020 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Anoushkaa Patranabish Tanishkaa Patranabish In office 6 March 2021 – 11 September 2021 Prime Minister Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Preceded by Position vacant Succeeded by Jayden Dagsa, MoS (I/C) Minister of Skill Development In office 26 November 2019 – 9 December 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Succeeded by Abhirup Patranabis, MoS (I/C) Minister of Social Services In office 9 December 2019 – 24 December 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Minister of Inter-State Cooperation In office 9 December 2019 – 3 January 2020 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Rajia Hazarika, MoS (I/C) Succeeded by Arpan Deka, MoS (I/C) Minister of Culture, Media and Social Services In office 24 December 2019 – 3 January 2020 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Minister of Information and Broadcasting In office 3 January 2020 – 30 April 2020 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Anoushkaa Patranabish Tanishkaa Patranabish Minister of Royal Household Affairs In office 17 June 2020 – 1 March 2021 Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Preceded by Ministry created Succeeded by Position vacant In office 6 March 2021 – 21 October 2021 Prime Minister Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Position vacant Succeeded by Position vacant In office 12 May 2022 – 11 June 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Succeeded by Ministry abolished Minister of Environment and Natural Resources In office 11 September 2021 – 21 October 2021 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Matthew Xia, MoS (I/C) Succeeded by Patrick Kenny Minister of Social Issues and Citizens Welfare In office 12 May 2022 – 11 June 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika
State ministerial offices Minister of State of Culture In office 11 April 2016 – 12 April 2017 Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya Sarala Baishya Preceded by Anirban Phatowali Succeeded by Manoj Chetry In office 5 July 2017 – 6 August 2017 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Manoj Chetry In office 7 January 2019 – 17 March 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Position vacant Succeeded by Debika Deka Pator Sarma Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Prime Minister's Office In office 30 December 2016 – 12 April 2017 Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya Sarala Baishya Preceded by Abhiraj Kar Succeeded by Jemina Hazarika In office 8 September 2017 – 13 May 2018 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Varuna Sriraya Preceded by Jemina Hazarika Succeeded by Position abolished In office 7 January 2019 – 16 November 2019 Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish Preceded by Position re-created Succeeded by Abhirup Patranabis
Born	c. 2013 (age 11)
Names Bishakha Biswajit Mitra Das
House	Sridasa
Father	Prince Biswajit
Mother	Princess Consort Momita
Relatives	Princess Krishna (aunt) Varuna Sriraya (cousin) Prince Abhiraj (cousin)

Her Serene Highness Princess Bishakha, born Bishakha Das (Hindi: विशाखा दास, Bengali: বিশাখা দাস, in 2013), is a member of the House of Sriraya and a senior politician belonging to the ruling National People's Congress and a sitting member of the Lok Sabha. She is a former union cabinet minister having served under the premiership of various prime ministers holding numerous important portfolios including that of Culture, Information and Broadcasting, Social Welfare, etc.

Apart from serving at the union cabinet, she has also been the Administrator of the crown dependency of Chandrabans since its annexation on 22 November 2021 and has also been the first Chief Minister of Purvanchal between July and November 2022. She is currently serving as the Governor of Uttaranchal since 4 November 2023 and as the Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household since 12 August 2023. Prior to that, she has also served as the governor of the states of Beltola, Basistha and Kamrupa.

Personal life

Princess Bishakha was born in 2013. She is the first cousin of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya and Prince Abhiraj.

Career

She is currently serving as the Minister of Royal Household Affairs since 17 June 2020. She was appointed as the His Majesty's Crown Representative of Chandrabans, following the annexation of the territory on 22 December 2020.

Positions held

Positions	From	To
Minister of State for Culture	11 April 2016	12 April 2017
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting	10 July 2016	2 October 2016
Minister of State for Finance Minister of State for Salaries	13 November 2016	30 December 2016
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Prime Minister's Office	30 December 2016	5 July 2017
Minister of State for General Administration	30 December 2016	12 April 2017
Minister of State for Law and Justice Minister of State for Regional Affairs Minister of State for All Party Affairs	12 April 2017	5 July 2017
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Group Members Development	5 July 2017	8 September 2017
Minister of State for Finance	5 July 2017	13 May 2018
Minister of State for Culture	5 July 2017	6 August 2017
Minister of State for Human Resource Development	6 August 2017	8 September 2017
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Prime Minister's Office	8 September 2017	13 May 2018
Parliamentary Secretary to the Chancellor of the Treasury	14 May 2018	12 October 2018
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Regional and State Affairs Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Assistant Minister in the President's Office	12 October 2018	6 January 2019
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Prime Minister's Office	7 January 2019	16 November 2019
Minister of State for Culture	7 January 2019	17 March 2019
Minister of State for Finance	7 January 2019	16 July 2019
Minister of State for Home Affairs Minister of State for Cooperation and Regional Development	16 July 2019	2 September 2019
Minister of State for Finance	2 September 2019	15 October 2019
Minister of State for National Development	2 September 2019	29 September 2019
Minister of State for Personnel, Appointments and Administrative Reforms	15 October 2019	16 November 2019
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture Minister of State for Finance Minister of State for Economics and Statistics	16 November 2019	24 November 2019
Minister in the President's Office Assistant Minister for Finance	24 November 2019	26 November 2019
Minister of Culture	24 November 2019	9 December 2019
Minister of Skill Development	26 November 2019	9 December 2019
Minister of Social Services	9 December 2019	24 December 2019
Minister of Inter-State Cooperation	9 December 2019	3 January 2020
Minister of Culture, Media and Social Services	24 December 2019	3 January 2020
Minister of Culture Minister of Information and Broadcasting	3 January 2020	30 April 2020
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture	13 May 2020	17 June 2020
Minister of State in the President's Office	13 May 2020	7 June 2020
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Minister of State assigned with the Uparashtradhyaksh	8 June 2020	17 June 2020
Senior Minister of State Minister assigned in the Prime Minister's office Special Minister responsible for Royal Affairs	17 June 2020	28 January 2021
Minister of Royal Household	28 January 2021	1 March 2021
Minister of Culture Minister of Royal Household Affairs	6 March 2021	9 September 2021
Minister of the Royal Household Minister of Environment and Natural Resources	11 September 2021	21 October 2021
Private Secretary to the Rashtradhyaksh	17 March 2022	12 May 2022
Minister of Royal Household Affairs Minister of Social Issues and Citizens Welfare	12 May 2022	11 June 2022
Chief Minister of Purvanchal	4 July 2022	28 November 2022
Governor of Basistha	17 March 2023	28 May 2023
Governor of Beltola	28 May 2023	14 July 2023
Governor of Kamrupa	14 July 2023	12 August 2023
Governor of Uttaranchal	5 November 2023	29 March 2024
Minister of Residential Citizens Welfare Minister assisting the Prime Minister	29 March 2024	Incumbent

Titles, styles and honours

See also: List of honours of the Purvanchal royal family by country

Styles of Princess Bishakha
Reference style	Her Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Titles and styles

• 8 June 2020 – 4 January 2021: Her Royal Highness Princess Bishakha
• 4 January 2021 – 31 July 2021: Her Serene Highness Princess Bishakha of Purvanchal
• 31 July 2021 – present: Her Serene Highness The Princess Khimukarajakumari

Her full style and title is: Her Serene Highness Princess Bishakha, the Princess Khimukarajakumari, Princess of Purvanchal.

Honours

National honours

• Grand Commander of the Order of Sri Maha Vishwamitra (GSV, 27 April 2024)
• Recipient 2nd Class of the Distinguished and Long Service Medal (15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Tanishkaa Patranabish Medal for Excellence (8 March 2023)
• Recipient of the National Service Medal (15 April 2021)
• Recipient of the Royal Service Medal (15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Civil Service Medal (15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 20th Birthday of the First Prime Minister (11 November 2020)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Vishwamitran Monarchy (8 June 2021)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Crystal Jubilee of the Foundation of Vishwamitra (15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya (11 January 2023)

Dynastic honours

• House of Sriraya:
  • Grand Companion of the Order of the Royal House of Sriraya (4 July 2021)
  • Grand Dame of the Royal Family Order of Purvanchal (27 January 2021)
• House of Patranabish: Member 2nd Class of the Royal Family Order of Beltola (12 July 2021)

Foreign honours

• Creek and Lake: Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Creek (GCRC, 25 January 2024)
• Queensland: Member of the Most Excellent Order of the Cassia Fistula (15 September 2023)

• Carl Gustaf Province:
  • Dame Grand Cross of the Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Carl Gustaf City (12 February 2022)
  • Dame Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of Prince George of Carl Gustaf City (12 February 2022)
• Elizabeth Province: Lady Commander of the Most Blessed Order of the Star of Edinburgh City (28 May 2021)