Shivangi Roy

The Most Honourable Datin Sri Utama Param Sri Shivangi Roy SUMP DUVS SPMV SPVB DUMV RSP PRS CSP
शिवांगी रॉय শিবাঙ্গী রায
Chief Minister of Purvanchal
In office 28 November 2022 – 31 December 2023
Monarch	Varuna Sriraya
Regent	Princess Sarala Princess Krishna
Governor	Arnab Deka Rajdeep Deka
Preceded by	Princess Bishakha
Succeeded by	W. Pranit Singh
Minister of State of Federal Affairs and Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 October 2023
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Minister	Suryadeva Kapei
In office 31 July 2022 – 12 November 2022
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Minister	Prince Abhiraj
Minister of State of Home Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 October 2023
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Minister of State in the Deputy Prime Minister's Office
In office 31 July 2022 – 12 November 2022
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Deputy Prime Minister	Princess Sarala
Personal details
Born	c. 2010 (age 14) India
Citizenship	India Vishwamitra
Political party	National People's Congress
Relations	Prince Debajyoti, Princess Lipi, Princess Ruma (first cousins once removed), Varuna Sriraya, Tanishkaa Patranabish, Anoushkaa Patranabish (second cousins)
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Hindu
Ethnicity	Bengali
Awards	See list

The Most Honourable Datin Sri Utama Shivangi Roy (born 2010), formerly Princess Shivangi, is a Vishwamitran politician and former royal who is the current Chief Minister of Purvanchal and has been in office since 28 November 2022. She is also currently serving as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Federal Affairs and Administration. She is a second cousin of Rajpramukhs Varuna Sriraya of Purvanchal, Tanishkaa Patranabish of Beltola and Anoushkaa Patranabish of Basistha.

Personal life

Shivangi Roy was born in 2010 as the only child of her parents. She is a second cousin of Varuna Sriraya, Tanishkaa Patranabish, Anoushkaa Patranabish, and Princess Sarala. Her father is a maternal cousin of Debajyoti, Prince Father of Purvanchal and Lipi, Princess Mother of Beltola and Basistha.

Micronationalism

Royal activities

She became a citizen of Vishwamitra on 13 April 2022 upon finding about micronationalism from her cousin Varuna Sriraya. Being a member of the extended family of the House of Sriraya, she was entitled to be a Princess as per the statutes issued in January 2021. Thus, she was granted with the title of a "Princess of Purvanchal" styled Highness.

On 12 March 2023, Rajpramukh Varuna Sriraya as the head of the House of Sriraya initiated reforms to the royal house and its membership and limited the membership of the royal family to the descendants of his late grandfather who was the founder of the royal house. Accordingly, Shivangi along with her family members lost their royal status and titles and ceased to be members of the royal family. Since then, she has been addressed by and extended the courtesy of that of a former royal.

Politics

On 31 July 2022, Shivangi Roy was appointed as a minister of state in the government of Vishwamitra in the cabinet of prime minister Farhaz Hazarika. She was assigned as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Administration and also appointed as the Minister of State attached to the Deputy Prime Minister. She remained in office till the dissolution of the union council of ministers on 11 November 2022.

During the 2022 general election, she was declined a ticket for election to the Lok Sabha and ceased to be a minister when the new ministry was sworn-in on 12 November 2022. On 28 November 2022, she was appointed as the Chief Minister of Purvanchal by the Princess Regent Princess Sarala and succeeded Princess Bishakha on the position.

She was nominated as a candidate of the National People's Congress for Sri Vijayapur (reserved) constituency of Lok Sabha and was elected unopposed. Upon being elected to the Lok Sabha, she was inducted to the union council of ministers as Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Federal Affairs and Administration.

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles and styles

• 13 April 2022 – 12 March 2023: Her Highness Princess Shivangi of Purvanchal
• 12 March 2023 – present: The Most Honourable Datin Sri Utama Shivangi Roy

Honours

• Vishwamitra:
  • Grand Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of Vishwamitra (SPMV, 11 January 2024) with title Param Sri
  • Commander 1st Class of the Most Excellent Royal Vishwamitran Order of Merit (SPVB, 30 July 2023) with title Param Sri
  • Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of Vishwamitra (DUMV, 15 April 2023)
  • Recipient of the National Service Medal (PRS, 15 April 2023)
  • Recipient of the Civil Service Medal (CSP, 15 April 2023)
  • Recipient of the Royal Service Medal (PRS, 11 January 2023)
  • Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya (11 January 2023)

Former honours

• Grand Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Vishwamitra (29 September – 24 October 2022)
• Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Lotus (1 August – 24 October 2022)

• Purvanchal:
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Purvanchal (SUMP, 2 January 2023) with title Datin Sri Utama
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of the Maharaja Varuna Sriraya (DUVS, 11 January 2024) with title Datin Utama
• Basistha:
  • Member of the Most Excellent Order of Merit of Basistha (DSBB, 27 January 2024)

Order of wear

Ribbon bars of the orders and decorations that are worn by Datin Sri Utama Param Sri Shivangi Roy are noted in accordance with customary Vishwamitran conventions applicable to the occasion, the location and to the form of dress worn. The ribbon bars are worn according to the protocol and the precedence of the wear as issued by the Chancellery of the orders. It is to note that the ribbons of the foreign honours are worn below the national and state honours of Vishwamitra.