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{{Short description|Indian politician}} | {{Short description|Indian politician and last titular Maharaja of Jodhpur}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} | ||
{{Use British English|date=August 2010}} | {{Use British English|date=August 2010}} | ||
{{BLP sources|date=February 2012}} | {{BLP sources|date=February 2012}} | ||
{{Infobox royalty | {{Infobox royalty | ||
|name =Maharaja Gaj Singh | | name = Maharaja Gaj Singh II | ||
|title=[[Maharaja]] of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]]|image= Maharaja Gaj Singh.jpg | | title = Titular [[Maharaja]] of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]] | ||
|succession1 | | image = Maharaja Gaj Singh.jpg | ||
|reign1 | | succession1 = [[Rathore|Head of the House of Rathore]] | ||
|predecessor1 = [[Hanwant Singh|Hanwant Singh I]] | | reign-type1 = Tenure | ||
|successor1 = [[Shivraj Singh of Jodhpur|Shivraj Singh]] | | reign1 = 26 January 1952 – present | ||
|suc-type1 = [[Heir apparent]] | | predecessor1 = [[Hanwant Singh|Hanwant Singh I]] | ||
|succession2 | | successor1 = [[Shivraj Singh of Jodhpur|Shivraj Singh]] | ||
|reign2 | | suc-type1 = [[Heir apparent]] | ||
|predecessor2 = [[Hanwant Singh|Hanwant Singh I]] | | succession2 = [[Jodhpur State|Titular Maharaja of Jodhpur]] | ||
|successor2 ='' | | reign-type2 = Tenure | ||
|succession3=Personal Details | | reign2 = 26 January 1952 – 5 November 1971 | ||
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|01|13}} | | predecessor2 = [[Hanwant Singh|Hanwant Singh I]] | ||
|birth_place = [[Jodhpur]], [[Jodhpur State]], [[Dominion of India|India]] | | successor2 = '' Rajkumar Shivraj Singh '' | ||
|death_date = | | succession3 = Personal Details | ||
|death_place = | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|01|13}} | ||
|place of burial = | | birth_place = [[Jodhpur]], [[Jodhpur State]], [[Dominion of India|India]] | ||
|spouse = Hemalata Rajye<br>(m. 1973) | | death_date = | ||
|issue = | | death_place = | ||
|house = [[Rathore|Rathore-Jodhpur]] | | place of burial = | ||
|father = [[Hanwant Singh|Maharaja Hanwant Singh I of Jodhpur]] | | spouse = Hemalata Rajye<br>(m. 1973) | ||
|mother = [[Krishna Kumari (regent)|Princess Krishna Kumari of Dhrangadhra]] | | issue = [[Shivranjani Rajye]] <br> [[Shivraj Singh of Jodhpur|Shivraj Singh]] | ||
|religion | | house = [[Rathore|Rathore-Jodhpur]] | ||
| father = [[Hanwant Singh|Maharaja Hanwant Singh I of Jodhpur]] | |||
| mother = [[Krishna Kumari (regent)|Princess Krishna Kumari of Dhrangadhra]] | |||
| religion = [[Hinduism]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''HH Maharaja Gaj Singh ji''' (born 13 January 1948) is an Indian politician who served as a [[Member of Parliament|member]] of the [[Indian parliament]] and [[High Commissioner]] of India. He was the titular [[Rulers of Marwar|Maharaja of Jodhpur]] from 1952 until the royal powers, privileges and [[privy purse]]s were abolished by twenty-sixth Amendment of the [[Constitution of India]] (effective since 5 November 1971.) | ||
==Early years and accession== | ==Early years and accession== | ||
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The infant and his siblings were raised by their mother, Rajmata Krishna Kumari. At the age of eight, Gaj Singh was sent first to [[Cothill House]], a [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|prep school]] in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], and then to [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]], where he obtained a degree in [[Philosophy, Politics, and Economics]]. | The infant and his siblings were raised by their mother, Rajmata Krishna Kumari. At the age of eight, Gaj Singh was sent first to [[Cothill House]], a [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|prep school]] in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], and then to [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]], where he obtained a degree in [[Philosophy, Politics, and Economics]]. | ||
Singh's full title as Maharaja was [[His Highness]] Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Raja-i-Hind Maharajadhiraja [[Maharaja]] [[Shri]] Gaj Singhji II Sahib [[Baghatur|Bahadur]], Maharaja of [[Jodhpur|Marwar]]. | Singh's full title as Maharaja was [[His Highness]] Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Raja-i-Hind Maharajadhiraja [[Maharaja]] [[Shri]] Gaj Singhji II Sahib [[Baghatur|Bahadur]], Maharaja of [[Jodhpur|Marwar]]. And popularly known as 'Bapji' by general public of Marwar | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Later, Gaj Singh served as Indian [[High Commissioner]] to [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. He also served a term in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the [[Upper house|Upper House]] of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]]. | Later, Gaj Singh served as Indian [[High Commissioner]] to [[Trinidad and Tobago]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} He also served a term in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the [[Upper house|Upper House]] of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} | ||
On 20 July 1992, he founded a day-cum-residential girls' school named [[Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls' Public School]], named after his mother. | On 20 July 1992, he founded a day-cum-residential girls' school named [[Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls' Public School]], named after his mother.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||