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	'''Samarjitsinh Ranjitsinh Gaekwad''' (born 25 April 1967) is ~~the current head of the~~ [[~~Gaekwad dynasty~~]] and ~~the unofficial<ref name="maharaja" group="note">The~~ [[~~Government of India~~]] ~~abolished all official titles, privileges and remuneration~~ of [[princely state]]s in ~~1971 through the 26th amendment to~~ the [[~~Constitution of India~~]]</ref> [[Baroda ~~State~~\|Maharaja of Baroda~~]] since 2012~~. ~~He is also a [[cricket]] administrator and former [[first~~-~~class cricket]]er.~~		'''Samarjitsinh Ranjitsinh Gaekwad''' (born 25 April 1967) is a [[cricket]] administrator and former [[first-class cricket]]er. Gaekwad is a descendant of the former ruling family of the [[princely state]] of [[Maharaja of Baroda\|Baroda]] in the [[British Raj]] in India. He received the larger portion of the family's fortune in a 2013 settlement.<ref name=tgraph>{{cite news \|last1=Nelson \|first1=Dean \|title=Baroda Maharaja settles £3 billion inheritance feud \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10402343/Baroda-Maharaja-settles-3-billion-inheritance-feud.html \|accessdate=7 September 2019 \|work=The Telegraph \|date=24 October 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730190603/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10402343/Baroda-Maharaja-settles-3-billion-inheritance-feud.html \|archive-date=30 July 2017 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	== Early life and family ==		== Early life and family ==
	Samarjitsinh was born on 25 April 1967 as the only son of [[Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad]] and Shubhanginiraje.<ref name=itoday/> He studied at [[The Doon School]] in [[Dehradun]] where he simultaneously captained the school's cricket, football and tennis teams.<ref name=messier>{{cite news \|last1=Mahurkar \|first1=Uday \|title=Gaekwad inheritance: Legal battle for control of Vadodara royal family property gets messier \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/controversy/story/20050829-legal-battle-for-control-of-vadodara-royal-family-property-gets-messier-787118-2005-08-29 \|accessdate=13 September 2019 \|work=India Today \|date=29 August 2005}}</ref> Ranjitsinh became the unofficial Maharaja of Baroda after the death of his elder brother [[Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad]] in 1988.<ref name=tgraph>{{cite news \|last1=Nelson \|first1=Dean \|title=Baroda Maharaja settles £3 billion inheritance feud \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10402343/Baroda-Maharaja-settles-3-billion-inheritance-feud.html \|accessdate=7 September 2019 \|work=The Telegraph \|date=24 October 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730190603/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10402343/Baroda-Maharaja-settles-3-billion-inheritance-feud.html \|archive-date=30 July 2017 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Samarjitsinh was born on 25 April 1967 as the only son of [[Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad]] and Shubhanginiraje.<ref name=itoday/> He studied at [[The Doon School]] in [[Dehradun]] where he simultaneously captained the school's cricket, football and tennis teams.<ref name=messier>{{cite news \|last1=Mahurkar \|first1=Uday \|title=Gaekwad inheritance: Legal battle for control of Vadodara royal family property gets messier \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/controversy/story/20050829-legal-battle-for-control-of-vadodara-royal-family-property-gets-messier-787118-2005-08-29 \|accessdate=13 September 2019 \|work=India Today \|date=29 August 2005}}</ref>

	~~As Ranjitsinh became the Maharaja, Samarjitsinh became part of the line of succession for the Baroda's Gaekwad dynasty.~~ After the death of his father in May 2012, Samarjitsinh ~~became the natural successor to the throne. He~~ was crowned Maharaja in a traditional ceremony at [[Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara\|Laxmi Vilas Palace]] on 22 June 2012.<ref name=itoday>{{cite news \|title=Samarjitsinh crowned new Gaekwad of Vadodara \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/samarjitsinh-crowned-new-gaekwad-of-vadodara-106716-2012-06-23 \|accessdate=7 September 2019 \|work=India Today \|date=23 June 2012}}</ref> He settled a 23-year-long legal inheritance dispute worth more than {{INRConvert\|20000\|c\|year=2013}} (~ {{USD}}3 billion in 2013) with his uncle [[Sangramsinh Gaekwad]] in 2013. Through the deal, Samarjitsinh secured ownership of Laxmi Vilas Palace, over {{Convert\|600\|acre}} of real estate near the palace including [[Moti Bagh Stadium]] and [[Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum]], several paintings by [[Raja Ravi Varma]] as well as movable assets belonging to Fatehsinghrao such as gold, silver and royal jewelry.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pathak \|first1=Maulik \|title=Vadodara's royal Gaekwad family ends inheritance dispute \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/l1iY3tSeKl35LjNmpZHLrL/Vadodaras-royal-Gaekwad-family-ends-inheritance-dispute.html \|accessdate=7 September 2019 \|work=Livemint \|date=24 October 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131165017/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/l1iY3tSeKl35LjNmpZHLrL/Vadodaras-royal-Gaekwad-family-ends-inheritance-dispute.html \|archive-date=31 January 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=week/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Jolly \|first1=Asit \|title=The Royal Bounty \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/heritage/story/20131111-baroda-empire-gaekwad-laxmi-vilas-palace-ranjitsinh-gaekwad-768375-1999-11-30 \|accessdate=8 September 2019 \|work=India Today \|date=11 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Members of ex-Indian royal family end dispute over palaces, diamonds \|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/members-of-ex-indian-royal-family-end-dispute-over-palaces-diamonds \|accessdate=10 September 2019 \|work=The Straits Times \|date=24 October 2013}}</ref> He also obtained control of temples trust that operates 17 temples in [[Gujarat]] and in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh.<ref name=amirror>{{cite news \|last1=Mallik \|first1=Pradeep \|title=THE ROYAL TRUCE \|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/the-royal-truce/articleshow/35780115.cms \|accessdate=7 September 2019 \|work=Ahmedabad Mirror \|date=27 October 2013}}</ref>		After the death of his father in May 2012, Samarjitsinh was crowned Maharaja in a traditional ceremony at [[Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara\|Laxmi Vilas Palace]] on 22 June 2012.<ref name=itoday>{{cite news \|title=Samarjitsinh crowned new Gaekwad of Vadodara \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/samarjitsinh-crowned-new-gaekwad-of-vadodara-106716-2012-06-23 \|accessdate=7 September 2019 \|work=India Today \|date=23 June 2012}}</ref> He settled a 23-year-long legal inheritance dispute worth more than {{INRConvert\|20000\|c\|year=2013}} (~ {{USD}}3 billion in 2013) with his uncle [[Sangramsinh Gaekwad]] in 2013. Through the deal, Samarjitsinh secured ownership of Laxmi Vilas Palace, over {{Convert\|600\|acre}} of real estate near the palace including [[Moti Bagh Stadium]] and [[Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum]], several paintings by [[Raja Ravi Varma]] as well as movable assets belonging to Fatehsinghrao such as gold, silver and royal jewelry.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pathak \|first1=Maulik \|title=Vadodara's royal Gaekwad family ends inheritance dispute \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/l1iY3tSeKl35LjNmpZHLrL/Vadodaras-royal-Gaekwad-family-ends-inheritance-dispute.html \|accessdate=7 September 2019 \|work=Livemint \|date=24 October 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131165017/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/l1iY3tSeKl35LjNmpZHLrL/Vadodaras-royal-Gaekwad-family-ends-inheritance-dispute.html \|archive-date=31 January 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=week/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Jolly \|first1=Asit \|title=The Royal Bounty \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/heritage/story/20131111-baroda-empire-gaekwad-laxmi-vilas-palace-ranjitsinh-gaekwad-768375-1999-11-30 \|accessdate=8 September 2019 \|work=India Today \|date=11 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Members of ex-Indian royal family end dispute over palaces, diamonds \|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/members-of-ex-indian-royal-family-end-dispute-over-palaces-diamonds \|accessdate=10 September 2019 \|work=The Straits Times \|date=24 October 2013}}</ref> He also obtained control of temples trust that operates 17 temples in [[Gujarat]] and in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh.<ref name=amirror>{{cite news \|last1=Mallik \|first1=Pradeep \|title=THE ROYAL TRUCE \|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/the-royal-truce/articleshow/35780115.cms \|accessdate=7 September 2019 \|work=Ahmedabad Mirror \|date=27 October 2013}}</ref>

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| fullname = Samarjitsinh Ranjitsinh Gaekwad
| image = Samarjitsinh Gaekwad with his wife Radhikaraje (cropped).jpg
| caption = Samarjitsinh Gaekwad with his wife Radhikaraje in 2017
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| runs1 = 119
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| top score1 = 65
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
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| date = 7 September
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29029.html ESPNcricinfo
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'''Samarjitsinh Ranjitsinh Gaekwad''' (born 25 April 1967) is the current head of the [[Gaekwad dynasty]] and the unofficial<ref name="maharaja" group="note">The [[Government of India]] abolished all official titles, privileges and remuneration of [[princely state]]s in 1971 through the 26th amendment to the [[Constitution of India]]</ref> [[Baroda State|Maharaja of Baroda]] since 2012. He is also a [[cricket]] administrator and former [[first-class cricket]]er.

== Early life and family ==
Samarjitsinh was born on 25 April 1967 as the only son of [[Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad]] and Shubhanginiraje.<ref name=itoday/> He studied at [[The Doon School]] in [[Dehradun]] where he simultaneously captained the school's cricket, football and tennis teams.<ref name=messier>{{cite news |last1=Mahurkar |first1=Uday |title=Gaekwad inheritance: Legal battle for control of Vadodara royal family property gets messier |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/controversy/story/20050829-legal-battle-for-control-of-vadodara-royal-family-property-gets-messier-787118-2005-08-29 |accessdate=13 September 2019 |work=India Today |date=29 August 2005}}</ref> Ranjitsinh became the unofficial Maharaja of Baroda after the death of his elder brother [[Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad]] in 1988.<ref name=tgraph>{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Dean |title=Baroda Maharaja settles £3 billion inheritance feud |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10402343/Baroda-Maharaja-settles-3-billion-inheritance-feud.html |accessdate=7 September 2019 |work=The Telegraph |date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730190603/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10402343/Baroda-Maharaja-settles-3-billion-inheritance-feud.html |archive-date=30 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As Ranjitsinh became the Maharaja, Samarjitsinh became part of the line of succession for the Baroda's Gaekwad dynasty. After the death of his father in May 2012, Samarjitsinh became the natural successor to the throne. He was crowned Maharaja in a traditional ceremony at [[Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara|Laxmi Vilas Palace]] on 22 June 2012.<ref name=itoday>{{cite news |title=Samarjitsinh crowned new Gaekwad of Vadodara |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/samarjitsinh-crowned-new-gaekwad-of-vadodara-106716-2012-06-23 |accessdate=7 September 2019 |work=India Today |date=23 June 2012}}</ref> He settled a 23-year-long legal inheritance dispute worth more than {{INRConvert|20000|c|year=2013}} (~ {{USD}}3 billion in 2013) with his uncle [[Sangramsinh Gaekwad]] in 2013. Through the deal, Samarjitsinh secured ownership of Laxmi Vilas Palace, over {{Convert|600|acre}} of real estate near the palace including [[Moti Bagh Stadium]] and [[Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum]], several paintings by [[Raja Ravi Varma]] as well as movable assets belonging to Fatehsinghrao such as gold, silver and royal jewelry.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pathak |first1=Maulik |title=Vadodara's royal Gaekwad family ends inheritance dispute |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/l1iY3tSeKl35LjNmpZHLrL/Vadodaras-royal-Gaekwad-family-ends-inheritance-dispute.html |accessdate=7 September 2019 |work=Livemint |date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131165017/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/l1iY3tSeKl35LjNmpZHLrL/Vadodaras-royal-Gaekwad-family-ends-inheritance-dispute.html |archive-date=31 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=week/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jolly |first1=Asit |title=The Royal Bounty |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/heritage/story/20131111-baroda-empire-gaekwad-laxmi-vilas-palace-ranjitsinh-gaekwad-768375-1999-11-30 |accessdate=8 September 2019 |work=India Today |date=11 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Members of ex-Indian royal family end dispute over palaces, diamonds |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/members-of-ex-indian-royal-family-end-dispute-over-palaces-diamonds |accessdate=10 September 2019 |work=The Straits Times |date=24 October 2013}}</ref> He also obtained control of temples trust that operates 17 temples in [[Gujarat]] and in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh.<ref name=amirror>{{cite news |last1=Mallik |first1=Pradeep |title=THE ROYAL TRUCE |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/the-royal-truce/articleshow/35780115.cms |accessdate=7 September 2019 |work=Ahmedabad Mirror |date=27 October 2013}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Since 2002, Samarjitsinh is married to Radhikaraje, who is from the royal family of [[Wankaner State]]; the couple has two daughters.<ref name=week>{{cite news |last1=Oza |first1=Nandini |title=Flair apparent |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/flair-apparent.html |accessdate=7 September 2019 |work=The Week |date=20 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831150931/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/flair-apparent.html |archive-date=31 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The four of them, along with Shubhanginiraje, live in the Laxmi Vilas Palace, which is the largest private residence in India.<ref name=archdigest>{{cite news |last1=Sethi |first1=Sunil |title=India’s largest private residence unveiled: welcome to the Lukshmi Villas Palace |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/indias-largest-private-residence-unveiled-welcome-lukshmi-villas-palace/#s-cust0 |accessdate=14 September 2019 |work=Architectural Digest |date=20 March 2017}}</ref> After becoming Maharaja, Samarjitsinh opened a section of the palace complex as a [[banquet hall|banquet facility]] for private ceremonies under his Laxmi Vilas Banquets venture.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lakshmi Vilas Palace throws open doors to private banquets |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lakshmi-vilas-palace-throws-open-doors-to-private-banquets/1184097/ |accessdate=14 September 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=archdigest/>

Samarjitsinh joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in November 2014,<ref>{{cite news |title=Samarjitsinh Gaekwad joins BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Samarjitsinh-Gaekwad-joins-BJP/articleshow/45157293.cms |accessdate=7 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=15 November 2014}}</ref> but is inactive in politics as of 2017.<ref name=week/>

== Cricket career ==
Samarjitsinh played cricket for [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]]. He appeared in six first-class matches as a top-order batsman<ref name=week/> between the 1987/88 and 1988/89 seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samarjeet Gaekwad |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29029.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003044359/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29029.html |archive-date=3 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He later became a cricket administrator and served as the president of the [[Baroda Cricket Association]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Scion of Gaekwad family reinstated as BCA president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Scion-of-Gaekwad-family-reinstated-as-BCA-president/articleshow/55464409.cms |accessdate=7 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=17 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206143205/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Scion-of-Gaekwad-family-reinstated-as-BCA-president/articleshow/55464409.cms |archive-date=6 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2015, he runs a cricket academy at the Moti Bagh Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tere |first1=Tushar |title=The 'other' royal Gaekwad to train Baroda cricketers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/The-other-royal-Gaekwad-to-train-Baroda-cricketers/articleshow/46579878.cms |accessdate=8 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=16 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720004652/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/The-other-royal-Gaekwad-to-train-Baroda-cricketers/articleshow/46579878.cms |archive-date=20 July 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Apart from cricket, he played [[golf]] and built a 10-hole [[golf course]] and [[country club|clubhouse]] at the Laxmi Vilas Palace complex.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chopra |first1=Shaili |title=New king of Baroda Samarjit Sinh Gaekwad shares his thoughts on golf |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/new-king-of-baroda-samarjit-sinh-gaekwad-shares-his-thoughts-on-golf/articleshow/15424855.cms?from=mdr |accessdate=7 September 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=10 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=messier/><ref name=archdigest/>

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== External links ==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=29029|name=Samarjeet Gaekwad}}

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