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{{Infobox royalty
|name= Shivraj Singh Ji of Jodhpur
|title=[[Crown Prince|Yuvraj]] of [[Jodhpur]]
|more=
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1975|09|30|df=y}}
|birth_place= [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
|spouse=
|issue= {{Plainlist|*Vaara Kumari Rajye
*Siraj Deo Singh}}|house=[[Rathore]]
|father= [[Gaj Singh]]
|mother= Hemlata Rajye
|occupation=
}}

'''Shivraj Singh Ji''' (born 30 September 1975) is the son of [[Gaj Singh]] and Hemlata Rajye, daughter of the late Raja Shivratan Deo Singh of Poonch and Princess Nalini Rajye Lakshmi of Nepal in Dehra Dun. He has a sister who was born on 22 August 1974, Shivranjani Rajye.<ref>{{cite book |title=Royal Rajasthan |last=Rani |first=Kayita |page=129 |year=2007 |publisher=[[New Holland Publishers]] |isbn=978-1-84773-091-6 }}</ref>

==Education==
Shivraj was educated at [[Mayo College]] in [[Ajmer]], then moving on to [[Eton College]],<ref>{{cite book |title=The house of Marwar |last=Singh |first=Dhananajaya |page=164 |year=1994 |publisher=Roli Books |isbn=978-81-7436-002-1 }}</ref> where he played [[polo]] for Eton. After leaving Eton, Shivraj studied at [[Oxford University]], where he received a degree in Business Administration and is believed to have been a member of the [[Bullingdon Club]]. After graduating from university, Shivraj worked with the Schroder's Bank of Geneva and London and Jardine in Hong Kong before returning home. He is now involved in the business of managing the palace hotel group which includes Umaid Bhawan, Bal Samand, Sardar Samand, and various festivities and functions involving the Jodhpur Royal Family{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}.

==Polo career==
Shivraj is a [[polo]] player. He is primarily responsible for training the Jodhpur polo team.<ref>{{cite book |title=Polo in India |last=Singh |first=Jaisal |page=125 |year=2007 |publisher=[[New Holland Publishers]] |isbn=978-1-84537-913-1 }}</ref>

===Rambagh accident===
He suffered a serious head injury during a Birla Cup match at the Rambagh [[Polo]] Ground in February 2005. Shivraj slipped into coma and was rushed to the SMS Hospital after he lost consciousness. There was a clot in his brain, so on 21 February he was taken to [[Mumbai]] for surgery at Tata Hospital, but he remained in a coma for over two months.<ref>{{cite news |title=Polo player Shivraj out of coma |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/sports/2005/may/03polo.htm |work=[[rediff]] |date=3 May 2005 |accessdate=26 November 2010 }}</ref> Eleven months later, he had recovered enough to speak in short sentences and move about in a wheelchair. His first public appearance since the accident was at his father's 58th birthday party held on the Baradari Lawns on 13 January 2006; however, he watched from his balcony. Shivranjani Raje told reporters he is active and rehabilitating with the help of an American occupational physiotherapist. He can reportedly walk with some assistance.{{fact|date=November 2018}}

==Marriage==
He was engaged<ref name=engagement>{{Cite news|url=http://dnasyndication.com/showarticle.aspx?nid=DNJAI14148 | title=Wedding bells for Jodhpur prince|date=3 November 2010|first=Ashish|last=Mehta|publisher=DNA|accessdate=6 November 2018}}</ref> to Gayatri Kumari Pal from Lucknow ,the former royal family of Askot in Uttaranchal on 10 March 2010. The engagement ceremony took place at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, in the presence of Shivraj's father, Gaj Singh II, mother Hemlata Rajye and elder sister Shivranjini Rajye.
Gayatri is studying computer graphics and animation. The wedding took place on 18 November 2010 at the Rambagh Palace in Jaipur. The wedding was a grand affair, with much media attention.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8149133/Duchess-of-York-Bollywood-stars-and-Indian-royals-at-wedding-in-desert-kingdom.html|title=Duchess of York, Bollywood stars and Indian royals at wedding in desert kingdom|last=Wapshott|first=Nicholas|date=20 November 2010|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=26 November 2010}}</ref>

The couple have one daughter, Baiji Lal Sahiba Bhanwar Baisa Vaara Kumari Rajye, born 10 December 2011. On 16 November 2015, a baby boy, Raj Bhanwar Siraj Deo Singh, was born to the couple.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gaj Singh visits to delhi to see grandson with Shivraj Singh |url=http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/story/rajasthan/gaj-singh-visits-to-delhi-to-see-grandson-with-shivraj-singh-1448549.html |work=[[Rajasthan Patrika]] |date=21 November 2015 |accessdate=26 November 2015 }}</ref>

==Ancestry==
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He is a descendant of King [[Tribhuvan of Nepal]] and through King Tribhuvan, he is a descendant of popular personalities such as Maharaja [[Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji]], Kaji [[Tularam Pande]], Sardar [[Ramakrishna Kunwar]] and Kaji General [[Amar Singh Thapa (born 1759)|Amar Singh Thapa]].

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|1= 1. '''Shivraj Singh, Yuvarajkumar of Jodhpur'''
|2= 2. [[Gaj Singh]], Maharaja of Jodhpur
|3= 3. Hemlata Rajya, Maharani of Jodhpur
|4= 4. [[Hanwant Singh]], Maharaja of Jodhpur
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|6= 6. ''[[Raja]]'' Shiv Ratan Dev Singh of Poonch
|7= 7. Rani Nalini Rajya Lakshmi Devi of Nepal
|8= 8. [[Umaid Singh]], Maharaja of Jodhpur
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|12= 12. Raja Jagat Dev Singh of Poonch
|13= 13. Rani Padmavati Bhadwal
|14= 14. King [[Tribhuvan of Nepal|Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal]]
|15= 15. Queen [[Ishwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi]]
|16= 16. [[Sardar Singh of Jodhpur|Sardar Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur]]
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|24= 24. Raja Sukh Dev Singh of Poonch
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|28= 28. King [[Prithvi of Nepal|Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal]]
|29= 29. [[Queen Divyeshwari of Nepal]]
|30= 30. Arjan Singh Sahib
|31= 31. Krishnavati Devi Sahiba
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==References==
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[[Category:People educated at Eton College]]
[[Category:Alumni of Oxford Brookes University]]
[[Category:Indian polo players]]
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[[Category:Polo players from Rajasthan]]

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